ANKARA, Aug 22 (Hina) - Ending her two-day visit to Turkey, Macedonian Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva asked Ankara to assist the establishment of the agreed inter-ethnic truce in Macedonia. In talks with President Ahmet Needet Sezer,
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, Mitreva expressed gratitude to Turkey for its resolute support for the preservation of Macedonia's territorial integrity and sovereignty. At a joint news conference she applauded the announced arrival of 150 Turkish soldiers to Macedonia, who will, together with some countries of the NATO troops, participate in operations of collecting weapons from Albanian paramilitary formations and destroying them. Mitreva warned about the mounting tensions between Albanians and Macedonians, stressing Skopje needed urgent material assistance to overcome the difficult economic crisis in the country. Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem said his count
ANKARA, Aug 22 (Hina) - Ending her two-day visit to Turkey,
Macedonian Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva asked Ankara to assist
the establishment of the agreed inter-ethnic truce in Macedonia.
In talks with President Ahmet Needet Sezer, Prime Minister Bulent
Ecevit and Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, Mitreva expressed
gratitude to Turkey for its resolute support for the preservation
of Macedonia's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
At a joint news conference she applauded the announced arrival of
150 Turkish soldiers to Macedonia, who will, together with some
countries of the NATO troops, participate in operations of
collecting weapons from Albanian paramilitary formations and
destroying them.
Mitreva warned about the mounting tensions between Albanians and
Macedonians, stressing Skopje needed urgent material assistance to
overcome the difficult economic crisis in the country.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem said his country would increase
aid to Macedonia, and expressed hope all segments of the society
would be included in the pending amendments to the Macedonian
Constitution, including the numerous Turkish ethnic community.
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