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OSCE Presence in Albania OSCE to open Field Office in Fier
TIRANA 19 June 2000
TIRANA, 19 June 2000 - In order to improve the impact and effectiveness of its work, OSCE is opening a field office in the city of Fier. This will bring the number of OSCE regional facilities in Albania to a total of nine. The new office will cover the three districts of the Prefecture, Fier proper, Lushnje and Mallakastër, and will be manned by two international officers and two local staff. Chief of Field Office Fier will be Mr. John Mattson, an American officer with considerable experience in the field, having served in the cities of Bajram Curri, Korça and Durrës.
The official inauguration will be chaired by Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of OSCE Presence, and will take place on Tuesday, 20 June 2000 13:30 hrs. OSCE Field Office Fier Lagja 'Sheq i Vogël', Fier Tel. & Fax.: (+355) 064 - 246 95 All media representatives are invited to attend the ceremony and the following Press Conference.
The official inauguration will be chaired by Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of OSCE Presence, and will take place on Tuesday, 20 June 2000 13:30 hrs. OSCE Field Office Fier Lagja 'Sheq i Vogël', Fier Tel. & Fax.: (+355) 064 - 246 95 All media representatives are invited to attend the ceremony and the following Press Conference.