SERBIAN TROOPS CROSS MACEDONIAN BORDER AND SET UP CAMP

SKOPJE, June 15 (Hina) - Members of the Serbian military crossed the Macedonian border two days ago and set up a camp at Kriva Palanka, some 250 metres on Macedonian territory. Macedonian media said on Wednesday that the Serbian troops had in fact taken control of strategic hilltops overlooking the surrounding countryside and entrenched themselves there. Unofficial sources in Skopje said that Macedonian troops were at the scene, but only as observers. There has been no official response from the Macedonian government yet. The head of the UNPROFOR press service has officially confirmed that the Macedonian border had been violated by Serbian military patrols. The recently appointed UN representative for Macedonia, Hugo Ansen, said in a statement published in today's issue of the leading daily newspaper "Nova Makedonija" that the Macedonian government and UNPROFOR should take such border violations seriously although no use of fire arms had been registered. 151441 MET jun 94