OF RUSSIA EXTERNAL BUREAU CHIEF BECOMES OF 18.  UNTIL 20 MARCH IN
BELGRADE, KOSOVO AND MACEDONIA NEGOTIATING








MOSCOW, 12 March (of RIA Nowosti rIA-Nowosti-Korrespondent Andrej
Malossolow).  Of Russia minister of foreign affairs Igor Iwanow from
18. to 20 March the Balkans will visit.  That indicated the Minister
on Monday after a consultation with of Russia Prime Minister Mikhail
Kasjanow.

How Igor Iwanow determined, he will visit Belgrade, will make "
afterwards a excursion in the Kosovo and in Macedonia negotiates ".
Of Russia external bureau chief it stressed that the main topic will
be thereby " the handling of questions of the bilateral co-operation
as well as problems of the regulation of the Albanian-Macedonian
conflict ".