Postponed: Chairman-in-Office visit to Kosovo

PRISTINA, 11 May 2001 - The visit of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, was due to take place on Sunday, 13 May, has been postponed until a later date.Mr. Mircea Geoana, who is the Foreign Minister of Romania, which this year holds the chair of the OSCE, had planned to hold a number of meetings with senior international representatives and local political leaders during his one-day stay in Kosovo.

As a result of the postponement, the press conference with Minister Geoana, which had been scheduled to take place on Sunday afternoon, will not now take place.

For further information, contact Claire Trevena, Spokesperson, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Pristina, tel: (+381-38) 500-162 x260 / mobile: +377-44-500-150; e-mail: press@omik.org / website: www.osce.org/kosovo