STATEMENTS

THE CHANCELLERY OF
H.R.H. CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER II
OF YUGOSLAVIA

DISCUSSION ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY CONTINUED AT THE ROYAL PALACE

The fourth coordinative meeting of the representatives of republic and federal institutions, embassies of Great Britain, Italy and Japan, non-governmental organizations and UN agencies was organized today at the Royal Palace in Belgrade in order to continue discussion on humanitarian situation in the country.

Besides representatives of Republic Ministries of Social Welfare and Health, Republic Commissariat for Refugees and Federal Secretariat for Health, representatives of Yugoslav and Serbian Red Cross, foreign committees of the Red Cross that currently conduct their programmes in Yugoslavia, representatives of European Agency for Reconstruction and The World Bank attended the meeting.

The current topics in the health and social welfare sectors were discussed at the meeting. Participants presented their current programmes, the ways of their realization and problems they are dealing with.

It is concluded that the meetings of this kind contribute to better communication and promotion of co-operation, and the next meeting has been announced for January 2002.

Belgrade, December 12, 2001