TALKS FAILED, MACEDONIA HEADING FOR WAR - PRESS

PRISTINA, June 21 (Hina) - Pristina-based papers in Albanian on Thursday report about events in Macedonia, where talks between Macedonian and Albanian representatives on the resolution of the crisis in the country have failed after seven days. The highest circulation daily Koha Ditore reports on the cover page that the talks were broken off after seven days and that Macedonia was heading for war. The Macedonian government believes Albanian demands are exaggerated and aim at the federalisation of the country, reports the daily and adds that Javier Solana requested in the European Parliament on Wednesday that Albanian demands be modified to a more moderate and acceptable level. The daily Zeri says the reason for the failure of the talks was the exclusion of international representatives rather than the "unacceptable" demands of the Albanian side. It is clear, reads the daily, that only direct mediation by the West can save Macedonia from complete collapse. The Rilindja paper assesses that Macedonia has entered a new phase of the crisis and is headed for war instead opening a dialogue. Talks have reached a deadlock because there are two completely opposed concepts of the Macedonian state, reads the paper. (hina) rml