Skopje – The commander of KFOR, Major General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, met yesterday with several political and military authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. After a meeting with the Defense Chief of Staff, Figliuolo held talks with with Defense Minister Zoran Jolevsky: the two stressed the importance of cooperation for the stability and security in the Balkans. The Minister congratulated Figliuolo for the work carried out by the KFOR for the implementation of UN Resolution 1244. The General also met the Minister of Interior, Gordana Jankuloska, with whom he stressed the support provided by the Macedonian authorities in the normalization of management control for the common border areas between Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The visit ended with a meeting with the Italian ambassador in Skopje, Ernesto Massimino Bellelli. (9Colonne)
