PRESS ADVISORY 2
!! ACCREDITATION BY 19 MAY 2003 !!
Ohrid Regional Conference on Border Security and Management (22/23 May 2003)
With a press advisory dated 8 May 2003 we informed you about this high-level event supported by EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Stability Pact, hosted by the Macedonian Government in Ohrid. The conference will be divided in two parts: the first day (22 May starting at 16.00hrs) is a political session and the second day is a technical session (23 May starting at 8.30hrs). Media opportunities are as follows (schedule subject to change).
Venue of Conference: Hotels Metropol & Bellevue — Ohrid
Tel: +389 (46) 203 000
Fax: +389 (46) 277 212
Expected Participants: 4 partner International Organisations, Governments of (subject to change) countries of the region and other Governments
NATO (Secretary General Lord Robertson), OSCE (Secretary General Jan Kubis), Stability Pact (Special Coordinator Erhard Busek), Greek EU Presidency (participation tbc) EU Commission (Director Reinhard Priebe)
Host, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: PM Branko Crverkovski,
SEE participation is at the level of Heads of Governments, Ministers or State Secretary, with Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Romania; Serbia-Montenegro; Serbia and UNMIK participating.
Media opportunities, press conferences and photo event:
Day 1, 22 May 2003: 16.00hrs Opening Session of Conference can be covered by media (video transmission)
17.55hrs Family Photo
18.00 hrs Press Conference
Day 2, 23 May 2003: 13.30hrs Briefing for the media on Conference proceedings
17.30 Final Briefing for the media.
Media Accreditation:
Media are kindly asked to accredit themselves with the Macedonian Government’s Agency for Information in Skopje, no later than 19 May 2003
For Background Information on the Ohrid Conference, please check www.stabilitypact.org ( top item on homepage)