§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the latest developments on the Macedonia/Kosovo border. [51240]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe situation on the Macedonia/ Kosovo border is stable. A demarcation agreement was signed between the Federal Yugoslav and Macedonian Governments in February 2001. UNMIK and the Macedonian authorities have established a joint committee to agree working arrangements to allow farmers access to their land and to relax Macedonia's visa regime for Kosovo citizens in possession of UNMIK travel documents.
The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), in conjunction with the Macedonian authorities, have taken action against organised crime and extremism, confiscating arms and ammunition and detaining suspected traffickers.