ROBERTSON CALLS FOR RESTRAINT IN MACEDONIA

LJUBLJANA, Nov 12 (Hina) - NATO Secretary-General George Robertson has called on all sides in Macedonia to maximum restraint following Sunday's grave incident between the Macedonian army and Albanian guerrillas. Talking to reporters in Slovenia's Brdo kod Kranja after discussing NATO expansion with Slovene Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek on Monday, Robertson said he had talked with Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski and the general heading international peacekeepers there after the situation calmed down earlier today. The prospects of Macedonia's new Constitution being finalised this week are big, Robertson said. In talks with Slovenia's political leadership, the secretary- general said the decision on which countries would be invited to join NATO had not been made yet and depended on the progress the candidates made in implementing the third stage of the Membership Action Plan. Slovenia has made big progress in reforms but must keep it up, particularly with regard to the readiness of its armed force, said Robertson. He commended PM Drnovsek and his government's intentions to step up Slovenia's participation in NATO's peacekeepers in Bosnia, the Stabilisation Force. Slovenia is a successful stabilising factor in Southeast Europe, Robertson said. The terrorist attacks in the United States will not stop the NATO expansion process, he added. (hina) ha sb