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MILS NEWS 17/06/96Macedonian Information Liaison Service Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: "Macedonian Information Liaison Service" <mils@mils.spic.org.mk>CONTENTS
MILS NEWSSkopje, 17 June 1996[01] MACEDONIA SUGGESTS IFOR TO BE DISSUADING FORCES IN THE REGIONMacedonian Defense Minister Blagoj Handziski, at the meeting of North Atlantic Alliance in Brussels, presented the suggestion of Macedonia to make part of IFOR forces dissuading forces, in order to prevent a new Balkan war. He said IFOR troops, currently disposed in Bosnia, should stay after December and be disposed in several countries in the region.According to 'Makpress' agency, Minister Handziski stressed that Macedonia would be directly affected by an eventual unsuccessful end of IFOR Peace Mission. He also warned that any postponing of elections in Bosnia could return the previous actors on the stage, who might re-start the war. The most severe clashes would, according to Handziski, this time be situated at the regions of Sandzak and Kosovo. The official opening of the Macedonian Liaison Office at NATO headquarters on Friday was attended by NATO Secretary- General Javier Solana. Minister Handziski had meetings with his counterparts from USA, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria, Albania, Romania, Holland and Belgium. [02] ATHENS: COMPROMISE FOR THE NAME OPENLY REJECTED BY MACEDONIAReporting parts of the interview of Macedonian President Gligorov for Belgrade weekly 'Vreme', many Athens media considered that he had sent a clear message to Greece that Macedonia would not accept any compromise on the name, read yesterday's issue of 'Nova Makedonija'. Greek agency 'ANA' cited Gligorov's statement that changing the Constitutional name of the country could result in a great ethic and psychological problem among Macedonians. 'ANA' also cited his saying that the irrational requests to change the name of the country could wake up the old and well-known conflicts between Macedonia and neighbouring countries with severe consequences.In context of this, but also regarding political relations inside Greece, the party Political Spring member Nikos Martakis said the Greek government, frightened from the forthcoming congress of PASOK, had postponed allowing to Skopje to use the name 'Macedonia' for the autumn. According to Martakis, 'Skopjans' had been misusing the name 'Macedonia' for the last 50 years' and he required from his government to be more engaged in returning the rights 'that had belonged to Greece for the last two and a half thousand years'. 'Nova Makedonija' reported the estimations of many Greek papers that no progress was expected to be made in Macedonian-Greek talks in New York, due to the firm stand of Skopje. [03] 'SRPSKA REC': NO AGREEMENT FOR THE PLANNED YUGOSLAV AMBASSADOR TO MACEDONIA'Srpska Rec', paper of Serbian opposition party Serbian Regeneration Movement (SPO), which leader is Vuk Drashkovic, read recently that Macedonian President Gligorov would not give an agr,ment to Zoran Janachkovic as a FR Yugoslav Ambassador to Macedonia, because he used to be the front-man of Serbian Security Service. As Sitel Television reported, SPO claimed this information had been obtained from sources close to Macedonian government.According to 'Srpska Rec', a FR Yugoslav Embassy in Skopje with Janachkovic as its Head would be, in fact, one of the most powerful secret service office in the Balkans, which must not be allowed. The paper concluded that having Janachkovic appointed to this position might seriously jeopardize the process of normalization of relations between Skopje and Belgrade. [04] 'NASA BORBA': MORE PEOPLE RADIATED BY SMUGGLED RADIOACTIVE MATERIALBelgrade daily 'Nasa Borba' reported that the radioactive material found in a container at Macedonian-FR Yugoslav border recently was 85g of 'cobalt 60' isotope, used in medicine and industry, which had radiated 750 times more than when used normally. As Macedonian daily 'Vecer' cited the article of 'Nasa Borba', the investigation showed that there had been an attempt for this radioactive material to be smuggled with 'Nis-Express' bus, which runs on the Skopje to Subotica line. It seems that the smuggler, afraid from being revealed, had thrown away the metal box with the radioactive material in the container on the territory between the borders. According to 'Nasa Borba', all the 52 passengers of the bus and other persons who came in contact with the container are most probably radiated. Also, the Medical Centre officials in Vranje had confirmed that potentially radiated persons had been under constant medical control.[05] RUGOVA: NO PEACE WITHOUT SOLVING KOSOVO ISSUELeader of Kosovo Albanians Ibrahim Rugova said these days that if the Kosovo issue was not solved, there would be no peace in the region. A-1 Television reported Rugova's statement that Kosovo was in the centre of world factors' attention, especially after Dayton Peace Accord had been signed. He said Kosovo Albanians were continuing to ask Serbian-Albanian problem to be solved through negotiations mediated by a third party. According to Rugova, Albanians were asking for a third party to be involved due to many bitter experiences they had had in the past. He said the third party would, in fact, guarantee the negotiations results.[06] SEMINARY ON BALKAN MEDIA IN BELGRADEA two-days seminary on Balkan media and freedom of press, that should begin today in Belgrade, is expected to be attended by journalists of all independent media in former Yugoslav republics and in other Balkan countries. Belgrade agency 'Beta' informed that the goal of the meeting would be to establish and develop tolerance for stable peace and to develop the cooperation among independent Balkan media.[07] MACEDONIA-EU AGREEMENT - SIGNED THIS WEEKMacedonian Vice Prime Minister Jane Miljoski went to Brussels yesterday for the last negotiating round about the Agreement on Cooperation and Trade between Macedonia and the EU. The negotiations are expected to end mid this week by signing of the Agreement.[08] CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN MACEDONIA TODAYFollowing the invitation of Macedonian Foreign Minister Ljubomir Frchkovski, Foreign Minister of Croatia Mate Granic is should arrive in Macedonia today for a one-day visit. The guest is also going to meet Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov, Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski and Macedonian Parliament Vice President Blagoja Filipovski. Granic is going to attend the official opening of the Croatian Embassy in Skopje.[09] MACEDONIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS AT THE GERMAN BUNDESTAGA delegation of the Macedonian Parliament, led by President Tito Petkovski, went for FR Germany yesterday for an official return visit of the German Bundestag. During the several days stay, Macedonian MPs will have talks with many Bundestag representatives and other German officials.[10] BRITISH INFORMATION CENTRE IN SKOPJE OPENEDIn the presence of many officials in Macedonia, the British Information Centre was opened last Friday in Skopje. It was said that the Centre would enable applying of British expertise in learning the English language and arts, and would organize courses for diplomats and journalists, seminars in the economic sphere, etc. Information will be available in books, papers, magazines, audio-visual materials, computer software, satellite TV and BBC programme.Meanwhile, on Saturday 15 June it was announced in London that both Graham and Peggy Reid have been made Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). The honours were bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of the role which these two British citizens have played and continue to play in the promotion of the English language and literature in Macedonia, both through their work at the University of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, and more widely throughout the country. The British Ambassador, Tony Millson, and his staff are delighted that Graham and Peggy Reid have been honoured in this way by her Majesty and offer the Reids their warmest congratulations. [11] ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME FOR MACEDONIA'The synthesis study of the National Ecology Action Plan (NEAP), i.e. the final document of the strategically planned protection of environment in Macedonia had been accomplished and will be presented at a seminary on 20 and 21 June in Skopje,' informed Macedonian Ministry of Works and Ecology representatives last Friday. The seminary will be attended by home experts, World Bank representatives, several UN Missions (FAS, PHARE, OECD), and other foreign representatives. After that, the public campaign of the programme by Macedonian Ecology Movement should start. It was said after this Programme was accepted by the Government, it would become a future development strategy, on which all regulations in this field would be based, especially the Law on Environment Protection.[12] PDP YOUTH WILL FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATIONThe programme declaration of PDP Youth Prosperity, an organisation constituted at a conference in Cultural Centre in Tetovo yesterday, read as following: 'Albanian youngsters will fight against the constant educational, lingual, cultural and ethnic discrimination, and non-governmental organs will be established to oppose them. One of the priorities will be to include this organisation in the International Union and Democratic Association of Youngsters'.PDP President Abdurahman Alitti said the discriminated position of young Albanians should be improved by improving the Constitutional and political positions of all Albanians in this country. The representative of 'students' union of Tetovo university' asked from the Youth Prosperity to support their request to institutionalize the university. The conference was attended by PDP youth delegates from several towns, several MPs and government members, including Minister Bekjir Zutta. Telegrams with greetings were received from youth forums of the Democratic Party of Albania, Democratic Alliance of Kosovo and of the Party for Democratic Action from Preshevo. (end)mils news 17 June, 1996Macedonian Information Liaison Service Directory - Previous Article - Next Articlemils2html v1.00 run on Tuesday, 18 June 1996 - 16:28:41 |