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OSCE enhancing monitoring activity in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
SKOPJE 28 February 2001
SKOPJE, 28 February 2001 - The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje shares the concerns expressed by President Boris Trajkovski and the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on recent developments along the northern border with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Kosovo).
In close co-operation with the Macedonian authorities, the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje has enhanced its monitoring activity in the affected area. Part of these activities involves maintaining close contact with the headquarters of the OSCE Missions in Pristina and Belgrade.
Following a series of consultations, the Mission to Skopje hopes to involve in this effort other international missions and organizations present in the country.
The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje is the longest serving OSCE mission. It was established in September 1992 to help prevent the spillover of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia by monitoring the border between Serbia (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Today, border monitoring remains a core component of the Mission's activities. The Mission is also engaged in mediation efforts aimed at improving inter-ethnic relations in the country; assists in the development of a civil society; contributes in the fields of the economy and environment; and, when necessary, co-ordinates election monitoring activities.
For more information, contact Harald Schenker, Minorities and Media Adviser, OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Makosped Building, Marshal Tito 19-2, 1000 Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, tel: + 389 91 111 143; fax: + 389 91 111 267; e-mail: [email protected]
In close co-operation with the Macedonian authorities, the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje has enhanced its monitoring activity in the affected area. Part of these activities involves maintaining close contact with the headquarters of the OSCE Missions in Pristina and Belgrade.
Following a series of consultations, the Mission to Skopje hopes to involve in this effort other international missions and organizations present in the country.
The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje is the longest serving OSCE mission. It was established in September 1992 to help prevent the spillover of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia by monitoring the border between Serbia (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Today, border monitoring remains a core component of the Mission's activities. The Mission is also engaged in mediation efforts aimed at improving inter-ethnic relations in the country; assists in the development of a civil society; contributes in the fields of the economy and environment; and, when necessary, co-ordinates election monitoring activities.
For more information, contact Harald Schenker, Minorities and Media Adviser, OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Makosped Building, Marshal Tito 19-2, 1000 Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, tel: + 389 91 111 143; fax: + 389 91 111 267; e-mail: [email protected]