SKOPJE, April 16 (Hina) - Another 100,000 refugees from Kosovo could soon reach the Macedonian border. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in Skopje Friday 50,000 people were moving towards Macedonia from Urosevac and
Gnjilani, and about the same number of refugees are in villages near the Macedonian border. UNHCR spokeswoman Paula Ghedini said they all would be accepted and then forwarded to third countries. Macedonian Interior Minister Pavle Trajanov said Friday there were cases of Macedonian Albanians crossing the border into Albania and joining the Kosovo Liberation Army, while Macedonian Serbs were joining the Yugoslav People's Army.(hina) lml jn
SKOPJE, April 16 (Hina) - Another 100,000 refugees from Kosovo
could soon reach the Macedonian border.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in Skopje Friday
50,000 people were moving towards Macedonia from Urosevac and
Gnjilani, and about the same number of refugees are in villages near
the Macedonian border.
UNHCR spokeswoman Paula Ghedini said they all would be accepted and
then forwarded to third countries.
Macedonian Interior Minister Pavle Trajanov said Friday there were
cases of Macedonian Albanians crossing the border into Albania and
joining the Kosovo Liberation Army, while Macedonian Serbs were
joining the Yugoslav People's Army.
(hina) lml jn