SKOPJE, July 26 (Hina) - NATO Secretary General George Robertson and the European Union High Representative for foreign affairs and joint security, Javier Solana, said the peace process was resumed after they held several meetings
with top Macedonian officials in Skopje on Thursday. The political process and the cease-fire are back on track, Solana said at a news conference. Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski announced the resumption of negotiations between Skopje and ethnic Albanian leaders. The first round of new talks is to take place in Tetovo where the fighting erupted on Wednesday. On Thursday, it was tense but calm in that town (some 50 kilometres west of the Macedonian capital). This is a sign of good will, Trajkovski said at the joint news conference he held with NATO and EU chiefs. On Thursday, Robertson, Solana and OSCE chairman, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, held talks wit
SKOPJE, July 26 (Hina) - NATO Secretary General George Robertson
and the European Union High Representative for foreign affairs and
joint security, Javier Solana, said the peace process was resumed
after they held several meetings with top Macedonian officials in
Skopje on Thursday.
The political process and the cease-fire are back on track, Solana
said at a news conference.
Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski announced the resumption of
negotiations between Skopje and ethnic Albanian leaders. The first
round of new talks is to take place in Tetovo where the fighting
erupted on Wednesday. On Thursday, it was tense but calm in that
town (some 50 kilometres west of the Macedonian capital).
This is a sign of good will, Trajkovski said at the joint news
conference he held with NATO and EU chiefs.
On Thursday, Robertson, Solana and OSCE chairman, Romanian Foreign
Minister Mircea Geoana, held talks with Trajkovski, Premier Ljubco
Georgievski, and Macedonian and Albanian parliamentary party
leaders.
According to Macedonian Defence Ministry, Albanian rebels have
withdrawn from its positions in north-western Macedonia, in
accordance with an agreement reached yesterday.
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