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Friday
- January 18, 2008
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| Reception
with the Mayor of Skopje |
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City
Hall of Skopje
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Members
of the CIA Delegation awaiting a meeting with the Mayor
of Skopje Mr. Trifun Kostovski
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Welcome
from Mirjana Mitevska,
Public Activities Dept. Culture Division
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Mayor
of Skopje Mr. Trifun Kostovski greeting CIA Executive
Members and Delegates
left to right: Raymond Bodell (CIA Vice President),
Zorica Karakutovska (CIA Music Committee and President
of Host - Accordion Association of Macedonia), Mayor
of Skopje Mr. Trifun Kostovski, Kevin Friedrich (CIA
President), Kimmo Mattila (CIA General Secretary/Treasurer)
and Vjera
Odak-Jembrih (Delegate from Croatia).
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Mayor
of Skopje Mr. Trifun Kostovski greeting
CIA President Kevin Friedrich
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Mayor
of Skopje Mr. Trifun Kostovski
and Zorica Karakutovska
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Italy - Mirco PATARINI,
Macedonia - Biljana
MLADENVSKA,
United
Kingdom - Raymond BODELL, Germany
- Günther
ZEILINGER, Macedonia - Zorica KARAKUTOVSKA,
Mayor of Skopje Mr. Trifun KOSTOVSKI, Croatia
- Vjera ODAK-JEMBRIH, USA
- Kevin FRIEDRICH, Finland
- Kimmo MATTILA, France
- Frederic DESCHAMPS, Macedonia
- Anica KARAKUTOVSKA, Portugal
- Carlos SEMEDO, Macedonia - Elizabeta
ILIEVSKA, United Kingdom
- Anna BODELL, Macedonia - Nikolina TRAJANOVSKA,
France - Jacques MORNET
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| Visit
to the Faculty & Music High School |
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University
"St. Cyril and Methodius" Faculty of Music
Skopje
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Schools
of Music
High School "Ilija
Nikolovski-Luj"
Faculty of Music
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Zorica
Karakutovska and Director
(Principal) of the
Music High School "Ilija Nikolovski-Luj" Skopje
Mr. Zoran Dzorlev
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Director
(Principal) - Mr. Zoran Dzorlev
Accordion Professor - Zorica Karakutovska
CIA President - Kevin Friedrich
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CIA
General Secretary - Kimmo Mattila
Director (Principal)
- Mr. Zoran Dzorlev
Advancement/Development Chairman - Mirco Patarini
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Raymond
BODELL, Frederic DESCHAMPS, Carlos SEMEDO, Kimmo MATTILA,
Jacques MORNET
and Mirco PATARINI
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Boban
PERIC, Bojan VOLCEVSKI, Aleksandar KOLOVSKI, Frederic
DESCHAMPS, Zoran KIRJAKOVSKI, Kosto TODOROVSKI, Filip
STAMEVSKI
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Many
souvenirs of the vast travel experiences adorn the walls
of one of the classrooms where lessons are taught.
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Standing:
Boban PERIC, Aleksandar KOLOVSKI, Zoran KIRJAKOVSKI,
Kosto TODOROVSKI
Kneeling: Bojan VOLCEVSKI, Filip STAMEVSKI
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| Sightseeing
around Skopje |
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Members
of the CIA Delegation in front of the Skopje Opera and
Ballet Company
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National
Opera and Ballet
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The
Kale Fortress
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National
Gallery of Macedonia Daut Pasin Amam
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Old
Turkish Market
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Kimmo
Mattila and Günther Zeilinger
outside the old Orthodox Church 'Sveti Spas'
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Some
of the beautiful Icons found at the
old Ortodox Church 'Sveti Spas'
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In
the church of Sveti Spas, the Savior Saint, there are
many monumental icons. Tour Guide Bojana Janeva explains
the historic importance of the carvings and icons, which
never fail to delight the visitor.
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Left:
Goce's Macedonia (old Macedonian song)
Right: CIA
President Kevin Friedrich next to the bust of Macedonian
national Hero Goce Delcev. Goce Delcev was one of the
most striking figures of the Macedonian revolutionary
movement and its chief ideologist. He matured into a
real revolutionary , broad-minded and clear-sighted,
a person who became a synonym for the uncompromising,
brave and honest freedom fighter.
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Members
of the CIA enjoying a beautiful sunny day sightseeing
around the grounds of the
The
Kale Fortress
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CIA
Delegates at The Kale Fortress
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Contemporary
Art Museum
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Skopje
City Sports Stadium
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Monastery
St. Pantelejmon, Nerezi
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