MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT MEETS U.S., EU ENVOYS

SKOPJE, July 3 (Hina) - After meeting the leaders of his country's political parties, Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski on Tuesday morning met United States and European Union special envoys James Pardew and Francois Leotard. Leotard told reporters after the meeting talks addressed the political process and dialogue among the political leaders, which are expected to resume in a few days. In a telephone conversation with Greek Foreign Minister Jorgos Papandreu earlier today, Macedonia's Trajkovski emphasised there was no need for an international conference on Macedonia. The crisis is an internal issue that will be solved in the institutions of the system and through political dialogue among political party leaders, with good-intentioned advice from EU and U.S. envoys, he said. Last night and this morning, Albanian extremists resumed attacks on Macedonian forces deployed in the Kumanovo and Tetovo areas. The strongest attacks took place near Radusa, a village near the capital of Skopje, where battles on Monday evening lasted several hours, according to a military spokesman, Lt. Col. Blagoja Markovski. Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski told reporters today security in Macedonia was very complex, with a tendency to escalate. He said it was necessary to intensify the implementation of President Trajkovski's plan for the resolution of the crisis. (hina) ha sb