ANOTHER 10,000 REFUGEES ENTER MACEDONIA

SKOPJE, April 22 (Hina) - About 10,000 Kosovo refugees crossed into Macedonia on Wednesday. Most of them entered the country via illegal crossings near Kumanovo. Only a few thousands of them were accommodated in refugee centres and houses, but most of deportees spent the night in busses, since camps were overcrowded. UNHCR has recommended to western countries that they accept more refugees as soon as possible, since a wave of additional 100,000 Kosovans may appear soon at the border with Macedonia. On Wednesday Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov and leaders of political parties considered the security situation in this tiny Balkan country flooded by Kosovo refugees. Leading politicians voiced readiness to cooperate in order to overcome the current problems and prevent further attempts to de- stabilise Macedonia. They reiterated that Macedonia could not be used as a place from which attacks on neighbouring countries may be launched. They asked the Government to be more energetic before the international community in efforts to get Macedonia's associate membership to the European Union and admittance into NATO as well in demands for help to solve the refugee crisis. (hina) jn ms