SARAJEVO SARAJEVO, July 29 (Hina) - Finland's President Marti Ahtisaari arrived in Sarajevo at about 10:00 am Thursday, leading the first delegation from abroad that has come to the Bosnian capital for the Summit of the Stability Pact
for Southeast Europe. Delegations of the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - wee aboard the plane with which the Finish officials travelled to Sarajevo. On behalf of the European Union, currently presided by Finland, Ahtisaari will chair the Sarajevo meeting which is to gather representatives of 39 countries and 17 international organisations. Seventeen Presidents and 15 Premiers have confirmed their participation in the first summit of the Stability Pact. This afternoon, delegations of south-eastern European countries are to hold a meeting in the Zetra Hall, which was constructed as an Olympic venue for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games, and has been adapted to its new purpose. Croatia
SARAJEVO, July 29 (Hina) - Finland's President Marti Ahtisaari
arrived in Sarajevo at about 10:00 am Thursday, leading the first
delegation from abroad that has come to the Bosnian capital for the
Summit of the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe.
Delegations of the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
- wee aboard the plane with which the Finish officials travelled to
Sarajevo.
On behalf of the European Union, currently presided by Finland,
Ahtisaari will chair the Sarajevo meeting which is to gather
representatives of 39 countries and 17 international
organisations.
Seventeen Presidents and 15 Premiers have confirmed their
participation in the first summit of the Stability Pact.
This afternoon, delegations of south-eastern European countries
are to hold a meeting in the Zetra Hall, which was constructed as an
Olympic venue for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games, and has been
adapted to its new purpose.
Croatian officials will be headed by Premier Zlatko Matesa and
Foreign Minister Mate Granic.
The Pact's Coordinator Bodo Hombach will hold the introductory
speech at the working part of the conference.
Macedonian and Albanian officials will speak about issues of the
human rights and democracy. Slovenia's and Romania's delegations
will deliver speeches on the economic problems of the region,
whereas Croatians, Bulgarians and Hungarians are expected to
outline their views on the security issues.
After this meeting in Zetra finishes, a news conference is
scheduled for officials to inform reporters about results of the
first day of the Sarajevo Summit.
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