Skopje (Macedonia): Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski was killed today (Feb 26, 2004) when the plane carrying him crashed in a mountainous part of Southern Bosnia, reports said.

The President was en route to an international investment conference.

The Macedonian Government aircraft, carrying 47-year-old Trajkovski and several other officials to the conference in the Western Bosnian city of Mostar, crashed near the Bosnian village of Bitonja shortly after 8.00 hrs (12.30 hrs IST), the reports said.

Bosnian police said they found wreckage near the village about 80 kms South of Sarajevo. There was no immediate word on survivors.