June 3, 2005
U.S. Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
Statement by Sean McCormack, Spokesman

Under Secretary Burns Travel to EuropeJune 6-9, 2005

Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns will travel to London on June 6, 2005, for a meeting of G-8 political directors and for consultations with other European partners. Among the topics to be discussed are the June 23rd G-8 foreign ministers meeting in London, the July G-8 summit in Gleneagles, and developments in Iran, Sudan, and Iraq.

From June 7-9 Under Secretary Burns will travel to the Balkans, with stops in Sarajevo, Pristina and Belgrade. He will meet with local leaders and representatives of international organizations, including NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the UN. He will discuss U.S. efforts to ensure long-term stability in the Balkans and integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions, including support of the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, notably the importance of apprehending and transferring Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic to The Hague. Under Secretary Burns will also discuss our vision of Kosovo's future and cooperation with the Contact Group on Kosovo.

Under Secretary Burns will return to Washington, D.C., on June 9.

3. jun, 2005
Stejt Dipartment
Kancelarija portparola
Izjava portparola Šina Mekormaka

POSETA PODSEKRETARA BERNSA EVROPI OD 6. DO 9. JUNA 2005.

Državni podsekretar Nikolas Berns posetiće 6. juna 2005. godine London zbog sastanka političkih direktora zemalja G-8 i konsultacija sa drugim evropskim partnerima. Između ostalog, razgovaraće se o sastanku Ministara spoljnih poslova zemalja grupe G-8 koji je zakazan za 23. jun u Londonu, o G-8 samitu u Gleneaglesu i razvoju situacije u Iranu, Sudanu i Iraku.

Od 7. do 9. juna, podsekretar Berns posetiće region Balkana uključujući posete Sarajevu, Prištini i Beogradu. Podsekretar se sastaje sa lokalnim zvaničnicima i predstavnicima međunarodnih organizacija uključujući NATO, Organizaciju za evropsku bezbednost i saradnju (OEBS) i UN. Razgovaraće se o američkim naporima ka obezbeđivanje dugotrajne stabilnosti na Balkanu i integraciji u evroatlanske institucije, uključujući podšku Međunarodnom krivičnom sudu za bivšu Jugoslaviju (MKSJ) i naglašavanju značaja hapšenja i izručenja Radovana Karadžića i Ratka Mladića Hagu. Podsekretar Berns će takođe razgovarati o američkoj viziji budućnosti Kosova i saradnji unutar Kontakt grupe za Kosovo.

Podsekretar Berns se vraća u Vašington 9. juna.

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