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Dept for International Development

Answer

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what organisations she met on her recent visit to Yugoslavia; and with whom she had discussions. [77295] Clare Short: I visited Belgrade on 7 October 2002, to meet with various Republic of Serbia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) representatives; I then flew to Pristina to have meetings with Kosovo and UN representatives, returning to the UK on 9 October. Meetings held were as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Separate meetings Roundtable discussions Belgrade Vojislav Kostunica, FRY President Miroljub Labus, FRY Deputy Prime Gordana Matkovic, Serbian Minister of Social Affairs Dragan Minister Goran Svilanovic, FRY Foreign Minister Goran Pitic, Milovanovic, Serbian Minister of Labour and Employment Serbian Minister for International Economic Relations Rory Aleksandar Vlahovic, Serbian Minister of Economy and O'Sullivan, Head of the World Bank Office, Belgrade Richard Zink, Privatisation Dejan Popovic, Serbian Deputy Minister of Finance Director European Agency for Reconstruction Gordana Lazarevic, Assistant Minister, Serbian Ministry of International Economic Relations Discussion with DFID funded consultants on Privatisation, Banking, Social Policy and Justice projects Pristina Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister Jean-Christian Cady, Deputy Special Representative for UNMIK of Kosovo Charles Brayshaw, Principal Deputy Senior Representative Pillar One (Police and Justice) Gerard Fischer, UNMIK Pillar Two of the Secretary General, United Nations Interim Administration (Civil Administration) Freidhelm Frischenschlager UNMIK Pillar Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Richard Zink (Director), Michael Doyle Three (Institution-Building) Andy Bearpark, Deputy Special (Head of Programming) and Thierry Bernard-Guele (Head of Representative for UNMIK Pillar Four (Reconstruction) Operations), European Agency for Reconstruction Other donors: Sidi Boubacar (World Bank), Earl Gast (USAID), Robert Piper (UNDP), Peter Rondorf (German Office), Anna Maria Madsen (Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Tamara Sorger (CIDA), Christoffer Sjoholm (SIDA) and Valerie Sluitjer (Netherlands Office) Young Kosovar Representatives: Arianit Shehu (National Democracy Insitute), Jetemir Balaj (Forum(NGO), Arieta Emra (British Council), Leon Malazogu (Kosovo Civil Society Foundation), Albin Kurti (student leader) Jehona Gjurgjeala (KACI(NGO), Fisnik Abrashi (Chevening Scholar), Tanja Martic (OSCE) and Vladimir Josifovic (`Just Do It'(NGO) _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

77295; 391 c943-4W;391 c953-4W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Department for International Development International organisations Ministers Yugoslavia Visits abroad

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