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Press release

Van der Stoel appointed Personal Envoy of Chairman-in-Office

Date:
Place:
VIENNA
Source:
OSCE Chairpersonship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Fields of work:
Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 29 June 2001 (OSCE) - The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, has appointed Max van der Stoel as his Personal Envoy with the mandate "to facilitate a dialogue and provide advice for a speedy solution of the current crisis in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia."

Mr. Van der Stoel concluded his activities as OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities this weekend. The appointment takes effect on 1 July 2001.

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