THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL
27
May
1998
Excellency,
I
would like
to
thank
you for
your invitation
to
attend
the
Ministerial Conference
on
Good Neighbourly
Relations, Stability, Security
and
Cooperation
in
South Eastern Europe, which will take place
in
Istanbul
on 8 and 9
June.
I am
honoured
to
have been invited
to
attend this
important conference.
It is
with great
regret,
therefore, that
I
must decline,
as
prior official
commitments make
it
impossible
for me to
travel
to
Istanbul
on
those dates.
I am
pleased, however,
to
designate
Mr.
Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General
of the
United
Nations Office
at
Geneva,
to
represent
me on
this
occasion.
Please accept, Excellency,
the
assurances
of my
highest consideration.
Kofi
A.
Annan
His
Excellency
Mr.
Ismail
Cem
Minister
for
Foreign
Affairs
of
the
Republic
of
Turkey
Ankara
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27 May
1998
Excellency,
The
Secretary-General
would
be
grateful
if
you
could kindly forward
the
attached letter
to
His
Excellency
Mr.
Ismail
Cem,
Minister
of
Foreign
Affairs
of the
Republic
of
Turkey.
A
copy
of the
letter
is
attached
for
your
information.
Please
accept, Excellency,
the
assurances
of my
highest
consideration.
Iqbal
Riza
Chef
de^Sablnet
His
Excellency
Mr.
Volkan Vural
Permanent Representative
of
the
Republic
of
Turkey
to
the
United Nations
New
York
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PERMANENT
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TO THE
UNITED
NATIONS
New
York,
13 May
1998
Excellency,
I am
pleased
to
inform
you
that
the
Ministerial
Conference
on
Good
Neighbourly Relations, Stability, Security
and
Cooperation
in
South Eastern
Europe
wifl
be
helcfin Istanbul
on
JunejS-9,1998.
As we
approach
the
beginning
of a new
millenium,
the
region
of
South
Eastern Europe
is
increasingly drawing
the
attention
of the
international
community.
Development
of
strong
and
durable good neighbourly relations,
democracy,
peace
and
stability
in
this region,
no
doubt, will
significantly
contribute
to the
future
of
Europe.
The
Conference
in
Istanbul will
focus
on
enhancing stability
and
security
as
well
as
building
a
favourable environment
for
close
and
fruitful
good neighbourly
relations
within
the
multilateral framework
of
regional cooperation.
By
this token,
we
will have
the
opportunity
to
review ways
and
means
to
stimulate regional
economic cooperation, trade
and
investment: also
to
examine
the
development
of
infrastructure
in
transport, telecommunications
and
energy
sectors.
I
would
be
delighted
if a
delegation from_yqur organization could
participate
as
observer
in
this meeting.
Please
accept, Excellency,
the
expression
of my
highest consideration.
Ismail
Cem
Minister
of
Foreign
Affairs
of
Turkey
H.E.
Mr.
Kofi Annan
Secretary-General
of the
United Nations
New
York
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PERMANENT MISSION
OF
TURKEY
TO THE
UNITED NATIONS
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EXECUTIVE
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New
York,
14 May
1998
Excellency,
I
have
the
honour
to
transmit herewith
a
letter dated
13 May
1998,
addressed
to you by His
Excellency
Mr.
Ismail Cem, Minister
of
Foreign
Affairs
of
Turkey
regarding
the
Ministerial Conference
on
Good Neighbourly Relations,
Stability, Security
and
Cooperation
in
South Eastern Europe
which
will
be
held
in
Istanbul
on
June 8-9, 1998.
Please
accept, Excellency,
the
assurances
of my
highest consideration.
Volkan
Vural
Ambassador
Permanent
Representative
H.E.
Mr.
Kofi
Annan
Secretary-General
of the
United
Nations
New
York
