§ Mr. RandallTo 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 ShortI 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:
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Separate meetings Roundtable discussions Belgrade Vojislav Kostunica, FRY Gordana Matkovic, Serbian President Minister of Social Affairs Miroljub Labus, FRY Deputy Dragan Milovanovic, Serbian Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Goran Svilanovic, FRY Foreign Employment Minister Aleksandar Vlahovic, Serbian Goran Pitic, Serbian Minister for Minister of Economy and International Economic Privatisation Relations Dejan Popovic, Serbian Deputy Rory O'Sullivan, Head of the Minister of Finance World Bank Office, Belgrade Gordana Lazarevic, Assistant Richard Zink, Director Minister, Serbian Ministry of European Agency for International Economic Reconstuction Relations Discussion with DFID funded consultants on Privatisation, Banking, Social Policy an Justice projects Pristina Ibrahim Rugova, President of Jean-Christian Cady, Deputy Kosovo Special Representative for Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister UNMIK Pillar One (Police and of Kosovo Justice) Charles Brayshaw, Principal Gerard Fischer, UNMIK Pillar Deputy Senior Representative of Two (Civil Administration) the Secretary General, United Friedhelm Frischenschlager Nations Interim Administration UNMIK Pillar Three Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (Institution-Building) Richard Zink (Director), Andy Bearpark, Deputy Special Michael Doyle (Head of Representative for UNMIK Programming) and Thierry Pillar Four (Reconstruction) Bernard-Guele (Head of 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),
Separate meetings Roundtable discussions Tanja Martic (OSCE) and Vladimir Josifovic ('Just Do It'(NGO)