Berlin - Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung will this week visit Croatia, Macedonia, Albania and the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo during a three-day visit to the Balkans, the German Defence Ministry said Tuesday.
Talks during the trip are to focus on the status of Kosovo and links between the respective countries and European-Atlantic security structures, the ministry said.
The trip starts on Wednesday with a visit to Croatia, where Jung is to meet President Stjepan Mesic, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Defence Minister Berislav Roncevic and Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.
On Thursday, Jung travels to Macedonia, where talks with President Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and Defence Minister Lazar Elenovski are on the programme.
On the same day, Jung goes to Albania for talks in Tirana with President Bamir Topi, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Defence Minister Fatmir Mediu.
On Friday, Jung is to hold talks in Kosovo with President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Agim Ceku.
Jung is also attend the formal handing over from German to French command of the 15,500-strong KFOR peacekeeping contingent.
At the ceremony, Jung is to hold talks with his French and Swiss counterparts, Herve Morin and Samuel Schmid, and with NATO European commander (SACEUR), US General Bantz John Craddock. (m&c)
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