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AXWORTHY TO ATTEND NATO MINISTERIAL IN BRUSSELS
June 17, 1999 (8:10 p.m. EDT) No. 146
AXWORTHY TO ATTEND NATO MINISTERIAL IN BRUSSELS
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy will attend a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council foreign and defence ministers on
June 18 in Brussels to take stock of NATO's progress in Kosovo.
Mr. Axworthy will be reviewing with his colleagues the urgent priorities for KFOR, the international military mission in Kosovo,
including military demining, support for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the establishment of
public security, demilitarization of local military forces and refugee repatriation.
"Canada is pleased with the progress of the mission to date. Much work still needs to be done, however, to implement the terms of
UN Security Council Resolution 1244," said Mr. Axworthy. "Canada's priorities at this meeting are to advance demining efforts in
Kosovo and to support the crucial work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia."
While in Brussels, Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy and Defence Minister Art Eggleton will also meet with the Chief
Prosecutor for ICTY, Louise Arbour, and attend bilateral meetings with their respective NATO counterparts.
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Debora Brown
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Media Relations Office
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