BELGRADE, Aug 17 (Hina) - Foreign Ministers of Yugoslavia and Macedonia, Goran Svilanovic and Ilinka Mitreva respectively, agreed during their meeting in Belgrade on Friday that events in Macedonian were a result "of Albanian
terrorism." Addressing reporters after her talks with Svilanovic, Mitreva said that the objective of Albanian extremists in her country was not human rights but territory. She asserted that Macedonia had become known in the last ten years for its bids to build a democratic and multi-ethnic society. We are resolute to have peace and this has been shown by the signing of the August 13 peace agreement, she said adding that the implementation of the document should start this month. According to her, the readiness of Albanian rebels to lay down arms will be a fundamental precondition for the implementation of the peace accord. She recalled that NATO in Macedonia "has a
BELGRADE, Aug 17 (Hina) - Foreign Ministers of Yugoslavia and
Macedonia, Goran Svilanovic and Ilinka Mitreva respectively,
agreed during their meeting in Belgrade on Friday that events in
Macedonian were a result "of Albanian terrorism."
Addressing reporters after her talks with Svilanovic, Mitreva said
that the objective of Albanian extremists in her country was not
human rights but territory.
She asserted that Macedonia had become known in the last ten years
for its bids to build a democratic and multi-ethnic society.
We are resolute to have peace and this has been shown by the signing
of the August 13 peace agreement, she said adding that the
implementation of the document should start this month.
According to her, the readiness of Albanian rebels to lay down arms
will be a fundamental precondition for the implementation of the
peace accord.
She recalled that NATO in Macedonia "has a clearly defined and
limited" thirty-day-long mission which could be prolonged but "it
will be a topic of new agreement with NATO."
Yugoslav Minister Svilanovic said his country and Macedonia "share
the same values" and there was no disagreement between them.
He added that the two countries "would like to build such relations
with everybody in the region."
In Svilanovic's mind, an end has been put to wars in the region and
he branded the crisis in Macedonia as "the last one in a series of
conflicts."
After the two ministers' talks, Svilanovic's office released a
statement reading that he and his guest discussed the current
situation in the region and bilateral ties. Mitreva notified
Svilanovic of details of the Macedonian peace agreement and a
schedule for its implementation, the statement said.
During her visit to Belgrade, Mitreva will be received by Yugoslav
President Vojislav Kostunica and Premier Dragisa Pesic.
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