Strasbourg, 12.06.2002 - European equality ministers are to meet for a Council of Europe conference in Skopje on the role of women in peacemaking and conflict prevention. (20 and 21 June, Alexandar Palace Hotel.) The aim of the conference is to draw up policy guidelines to promote gender equality. It will also look at the issue of women's participation in the decision-making process, the problem of trafficking of human beings and building an effective framework for the promotion of gender equality. Ministers will share experiences from their own countries, with a focus on areas such as the Balkans, Caucasus and Northern Ireland where women have played a central role. Macedonian Prime Minister Ljubcho Georgievski and Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer will open the conference on Thursday morning at 9h30. Mr Schwimmer will give a press conference at 10h15. Operational Information More information will be available on the Council's website from Thursday 13 June on http://www.coe.int/Equality-Conference Audio clips of specially prepared interviews with key speakers can be downloaded from this site. Professional standard Betacam SP copies of the interviews are also available from the Council of Europe on the numbers above.
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