Cablegate: Macedonian Mfa State Secretary Will Participate In

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E.O. 12958: N/A
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SUBJECT: MACEDONIAN MFA STATE SECRETARY WILL PARTICIPATE IN
CENTCOM CONFERENCE ON IRAQ

REF: STATE 155973

1. (U) P/E Chief delivered reftel invitation to participate
in the October 3-5 CENTCOM-sponsored Iraq Coalition
Conference in Warsaw to MFA State Secretary Igor Ilievski on
September 21. Ilievski confirmed on September 26 that he
would attend the Conference, together with Brigadier General
Zoran Dimov from the Ministry of Defense.

2. (SBU) Ilievski is the third-ranking official in the MFA,
following the Foreign Minister and Deputy FM. A fluent
English and Polish speaker, he is a graduate of Warsaw
University (M.A., 2002) and the Warsaw Diplomatic Academy
(2004).

Name: Ilievski, Igor
Title: State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic
of Macedonia
Contact Information: tel. 00-389-2-3110-333; email:
igor.ilievski@mfa.gov.mk; address: Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Dame Gruev 6, 1000 Skopje
Security Clearance: NATO Confidential
Travel Details: Will arrive Warsaw October 2, and depart the
afternoon of October 5. Further travel details are not yet
available. The Macedonian Embassy in Warsaw will arrange his
transportation from the airport to the hotel.

3. (U) Ilievski plans to travel with MFA Junior Desk Officer
Magdalena Vladeva, who will prepare additional bilateral
meetings in Warsaw with Polish officials.
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