ROBERTSON CALLS UPON ALBANIAN GUERRILLAS TO LAY DOWN ARMS

SKOPJE, June 14 (Hina) - NATO Secretary General George Robertson on Thursday called upon Albanian Guerrillas to lay down arms and to immediately leave Aracinovo, a village near Skopje occupied by Albanian Guerrillas since Friday. Robertson, who earlier today held talks with Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski along with EU High Representative for foreign policy and security Javier Solana, said the Macedonian President's request for help would be forwarded to the NATO headquarters. According to Robertson, all 19 NATO member-countries strongly support the peace plan and political dialogue of legal representatives of the peoples in the region. He said that three NATO teams for help in the implementation of the peace plan were already deployed in Macedonia, adding that 18 KFOR units were controlling the territory along the border with Kosovo. He said NATO would help the implementation of a plan regarding the disarmament of extremists. Solana said a progress had been achieved in negotiations. The Macedonian President said that attacks launched by Albanian guerrillas jeopardised the entire region. "That is why I proposed a peace plane which will be a long-term solution", Trajkovski said. Trajkovski said political dialogue would continue this afternoon and called upon heads of the Albanian political parties to join the talks on most difficult issues. (hina) it sb