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Subject: M.I.L.S. Dnevni Vesti 18/01/93.
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MILS - NEWS                              January 18, 1993
 
GLIGOROV: MACEDONIA ON U.N. AGENDA
Skopje. "We are expecting that Macedonia's application for United
Nations membership will be placed on the Security Council's
agenda," the Macedonian President, Kiro Gligorov, told Bulgarian
Radio.
"It is clear to everyone, including the UN Secretary General, Dr
Boutros-Ghali, the Security Council and the European Community,
that Macedonia, in accordance with the UN Charter, fulfils all
criteria for recognition," he said.
The Macedonian President said it was unheard of and unprecedented
for a nation, such as Macedonian, to be denied UN membership
because another state, Greece, had objected.
Gligorov also told Bulgarian Radio that a recognised Macedonia
would act as a guarantee for peace. It is time, he said, that the
nationalistic wars for gaining territory be brought to a close.
The Macedonian President said that this was the last moment to
begin working for real European integration.
 
GREEK GOV'T HOLDS CRISIS MEETING
Skopje. The Greek government held an emergency meeting last night
over the possibility that Macedonia would be accepted into the
UN. A Greek government spokesman, Avramopoulos, acknowledged that
the "climate in the UN had changed, and conditions had become
unfavourable for Greece."
Japan, which is the current President of the Security Council,
has urged that Macedonia's application be accelerated and placed
on the Security Council's agenda.
The Greek Foreign Minister, Michalis Papaconstantinou, and his
Greek Cypriot counterpart, George Iacovou, have left for New
York, in an attempt to block Macedonia's bid for UN membership,
the Reuters news agency reports.
According to the Greek Prime Minister, Constantine Mitsotakis,
the Security Council will in the next few days resolve the issue
of Macedonian membership.
 
GREECE: MACEDONIA UN BID DEFERRED 
Skopje. Greece has claimed that the UN Secretary General, Dr
Boutros-Ghali, and the Security Council, will force the issue of
recognition of Macedonia to be resolved by the International
Court of Justice in The Hague, Holland, before the UN's General
Assembly votes on the republic's application for membership of
the world body.
This, in effect, means that Macedonia's application could be
deferred once again. According to the Greek press, Boutros-Ghali
held a telephone discussion with Greek PM Mitsotakis and Foreign
Minister, Papaconstantinou, over the proposal.
 
 
 
 
MAZOWIECKI: MACEDONIA IN BIG DANGER
Zagreb. According to the Reuters news agency, the UN's special
rapporteur on human rights abuses in the former Yugoslavia,
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, told a media conference in Zagreb that
Macedonia was in a very dangerous situation. 
The greatest danger for the republic, the former Polish Prime
Minister said, was from ethnic Serbs who would urge Belgrade to
intervene. "I think they're are more concerned about what
Belgrade does than Skopje," he said.
Mazowiecki said that international recognition would stabilise
Macedonia; and the republic's economy had to be assisted in order
to ease tensions between the various ethnic groups.
 
GERMAN PAPER: EC MUST RECOGNISE MACEDONIA
Skopje. The Hamburg weekly newspaper, Zeit, has, in its latest
edition, written that the biggest mistake made by the EC in its
dealings with the former Yugoslavia, was the refusal to recognise
Macedonia, because of Greek objections. The German paper urges
"Europe to wake up and forget the lies which have influenced EC
policy so far."
The EC should recognise Macedonia immediately, the paper argues,
and even at the risk of "losing Greece as an EC member."
 
US PAPER ON MACEDONIA
New York City. The highly influential American newspaper, The New
York Times, published an editorial (January 16, 1992), entitled
"Stop Balkanising Macedonia," a day before the Greek rally
outside the UN. It goes as follows:
"The Balkan war threatens to spread beyond Bosnia to neighbouring
Macedonia. Serbian pressure on the ethnic Albanian majority in
Kosovo is radicalising their kin in newly independent Macedonia,
destabilising that fragile country and tempting its neighbours
to intervene.
"The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe sent a
handful of observers to Macedonia last fall (autumn). Now the UN
is sending 700 more. But even more are needed to secure
Macedonia's borders with Serbia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Albania and
Greece and keep provocateurs and gun-runners from igniting an
already incendiary situation.
"President Bush could take a diplomatic step to defend
Macedonia's independence: Recognise the new state, endorse its
application for UN membership and encourage US allies in Europe,
especially France, to do the same.
"As a commission of the European Community concluded, Macedonia
surely deserves recognition more than most of the former Yugoslav
republics. It has done its best, under trying circumstances, to
bridge the divide. Macedonians, Albanians, Turks and other
minorities serve side by side in its Government and enjoy a
modicum of rights.
"But Greece has fuelled nationalist passions in Macedonia by
insisting it change its name and unreasonably blocking
recognition and trade until it does so. Athens is putting pride
before self-interest. Greece's glorious history does not give it
exclusive title to the name Macedonia.
"And it's wrong to see this defenceless little country of two
million people as a threat. It will only become a threat if it 
disintegrates, inviting Bulgaria, Serbia and others to assert
territorial claims and causing concern in Turkey.
"To instill caution in Athens and Ankara, Washington might hold
up further delivery of tanks and other weapons now flowing to
them as a result of the agreement to reduce conventional armed
forces in Europe.
"That step, along with granting recognition and providing more
UN observers, might head off the Balkanisation of Macedonia."
 
GREEKS HOLD ANTI-MACEDONIAN RALLY
Skopje. A few thousand Greeks demonstrated outside the UN
building in New York City against the recognition of Macedonia
under its existing name. They warned that war between Greece and
Macedonia could break out over the name issue. The demonstration
was organised by the Hellenic-American Council, which represents
over 20 Greek-American organisations.
The protestors, including a large number of homeless people, were
bused from many parts of the US and Canada. It is believed that
money was paid to people for participating in the demonstration.
 
RESPONSE TO GREEK RALLY
New York City. The Macedonian World Congress responded to the
Greek anti-Macedonian rally held outside the UN by staging a few
activities of its own.
The WMC Co-President, Vuko Taskovich, said that 15,000 signs with
the messages: "Macedonia for the Macedonians" and "Recognise
Macedonia" were plastered near the Greek rally.
A plane carrying the signs: "Macedonia is ours" and "Recognise
Macedonia" flew above the Greek demonstrators.
 
CANADIAN-MACEDONIANS: GREEK RALLY IS HYPER-NATIONALISTIC
Toronto. The Macedonian Canadian Human Rights Committee has
labelled the Greek rally outside the UN as a display of "hyper-
nationalism."
It has reminded the world media that Greece had put two ethnic
Macedonian human rights activists, Hristos Sideropoulos and
Tassios Boulis, on trial for calling themselves Macedonians and
for saying that a Macedonian minority exists within the Greek
state.
According to Greek law, the two activists are facing charges of
"spreading false information about the non-Greekness of
Macedonia..."
"There is," the MCHRC said, "a disturbing connection between the
present campaign, orchestrated by the Greek government, against
the recognition of the Republic of Macedonia, and the persecution
of these Macedonian human rights activists."
 
SOROS LOAN ACCEPTED DESPITE OPPOSITION
Skopje. The Macedonian Parliament has voted to accept a US$25
million loan from the Hungarian-born American businessman and
philanthropist, George Soros (pronounced SHOROSH).
This is despite the major opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE,
boycotting the parliamentary vote.
The loan is earmarked for the purchase of oil and medicines.
VMRO-DPMNE has claimed that the loan has political strings
attached to it.
 
UN TOP COMMANDER VISITS MACEDONIA
Skopje. The overall commander of UN peacekeepers (UNPROFOR) in
the former Yugoslavia, Satish Nambiyar, last week visited UN
troops stationed in Macedonia, and held talks with that
republic's political leadership.
He said that he was hopeful the blue berets' mission to Macedonia
would be successful.
 
WRITERS OF THE WORLD UNITE OVER MACEDONIA!
Skopje. The Union of Macedonian Writers has sent an appeal to
international writers to support the recognition of Macedonia
under its existing name. According to the UMW, a thousand writers
from 60 countries are actively involved in that cause.
 
HEALTH WORKERS ON STRIKE - INDEFINITELY!
Skopje. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers, pharmacists
and social security employees have gone on strike as of today.
The strike will go on indefinitely, until demands are met. They
want collective bargaining to be accepted, and other problems to
be resolved. Only those needing urgent medical care will be
receive treatment; and only a few pharmacies will be open to
service those who urgently need medicines. The Independent Union
of Health Care Workers has announced that it will not give up
until all demands are met.  
 
UN TAKES THE MICKEY OUT OF SERBIA!
London. According to the BBC, the Serbo-Yugoslav newspaper,
Politika, has printed its last Walt Disney cartoon strip. Mickey
Mouse has been featured since 1932 but is no longer allowed under
UN sanctions. One wonders if the UN is prepared to do more than
just this?!
 
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MILS - NEWS                                   18 januari, 1993
 
PRIZNAENA MAKEDONIJA - GARANCIJA ZA MIROT
Skopje. "Ocekuvame vo ponredelnik ili vo vtornik naseto baranje
za priem vo ON oficijalno da bide staveno na dneven red". Ova za
"Bugarskoto radio" go izjavi Pretsedatelot na Republika
Makedonija Kiro Gligorov. "Sekomu e jasno-istakna Gligorov- i na
Generalniot sekretar na ON Butros Gali i na EZ i na Sovetot za
bezbednost, deka Makedonija, soglasno so Povelbata na ON, gi
ispolnuva site uslovi". Makedonskiot Pretsedatel rece deka so toa
bi se sozdala edna do sega nepoznata situacija i presedan koga
edna zemja; vo slucajot Grcija, moze da go spreci pravoto na eden
narod, garantirano so megjunarodni dokumenti, da stane clen na
svetskata organizacija.
Gligorov za "Bugarskoto radio", pomegju ostanatoto izjavi deka
proznaena Makedonija e garancija za mirot. Spored negovite
zborovi, vreme e da se zatvori stranicata na nacionalizmi so
borbite za teritorii. Posleden moment e da se zapocne so
sorabotka i vistinska  evropska integracija.
 
PESIMIZAM I RAZDVIZENOST VO GRCIJA
Skopje. Grckata vlada odrza vonredna sednica so tema
"Novosozdadenata situacija okolu priemot na Skopje vo ON". Vo toj
kontekst portparolot na grckoto Ministerstvo za nadvoresni raboti 
Avramopulos prizna deka "klimata vo ON doziveala presvrt i deka
razvojot na nastanite e nepovolen". Imeno, Japonija prevzela
aktivnosti za zabrzano postavuvanje na baranjeto za priem na
Makedonija na dneven red na Sovetot za bezbednost.
Od tie pricini, kako sto javuva "Rojter", denes za Njujork
otpatuva grckiot minister za nadvoresni raboti, Papkonstantinu
i negoviot kolega od Kipar, Georg Jakovu, so cel da go sprecat
priemot na Makedonija vo ON. Spored izjavite na Micotakis se
ocekuva Sovetot za bezbednost da resava za ova prasanje vo
narednite nekolku dena.
 
"FORMULA GALI" ZA ODLOZUVANJE NA PRIEMOT VO ON
Skopje. Vo Atina se promovira nova "formula" za odlozuvanje na
priemot na Makedonija vo ON. Imeno, spored Grcija, nejze bi ja
predlozil samiot Generalen sekretar Butros Gali, a se predviduva
Sovetot za bezbednost na ON da go stavi na dneven red priemot na
Makedonija. Stapicata e vo toa sto, pred da se upati predlogot
na glasanje vo Generalnoto sobranie, za prasanjeto na imeto
Sovetot za bezbednost da pobara mislenje od Megjunarodniot sud
vo Hag. Spored grckiot pecat, Butros Gali telefonski veke
raspraval za ova so premierot Micotakis i so grckiot minister za
nadvoresni raboti Papakonstantinu.
 
 
 
MAZOVJECKI: MAKEDONIJA VO GOLEMA OPASNOST
Zagreb. Kako sto javuva "Rojter", specijalniot pratenik na ON za
covekovite prava, Mazovjecki, izjavil deka Makedonija zivee vo
opravdan strav od sirenje na vojnata na nivnata teritorija. Za
nego, najgolema opasnost pretstavuva t.n. samozastita na Srbite
vo Makedonija koja ke bide potpomognata od strana na Belgrad.
Mazovjecki smeta deka megjunarodnoto priznavanje na Makedonija
ke ja stabilizira Republikata, megjutoa za postabilna etnicka
ramnoteza potrebno e da bidat reseni i nejziinite ekonomski
problemi.
 
HAMBURSKI "CAJT": EZ MORA DA JA PRIZNAE MAKEDONIJA
Skopje.Hamburskiot nedelnik "Cajt" vo svojot najnov broj, kako
kruna na greskite na EZ sprema poranesna Jugosalvija, go ocenuva
nepriznavanjeto na Makedonija poradi protivenjeto na Grcija.
Vesnikot smeta deka Evropa mora "da se pribere i da se otkaze od
nekoi lagi so koi se zaveduva politikata na EZ". Spored ovoj
vesnik, EZ mora vednas da ja priznae i poddrzi makedonskata
drzava, "se i po rizikot Grcija da izleze od EZ".
 
"PRESTANETE SO BALKANIZACIJA NA MAKEDONIJA"
Njujork. Renomiraniot "New York Times"  neposredno pred
antimakedonskite demonstracii (16 januari), vo svojot vovednik
objavi mosne zabelezitelen prilog  za Makedonija. Objasnuvajki
ja kriticnata situacija vo Republika Makedonija NYT smeta deka
Pretsedatelot Bus treba vednas da ja priznae Makedonija, da go
poddrzi priemot na Republikata vo ON i da gi ohrabri svoite
sojuznici vo Evropa, posebno Francija, da go storat istoto. NYT
istaknuva deka Makedonija toa go zasluzuva mnogu poveke od
ostanatite veke priznaeni jugoslovenski republiki od pricina sto
taa e edinstvenata sto obezbedila etnicka tolerantnost vo svoite
granici. Vesnikot ja obvinuva Grcija za razgoruvanje na
nacionalizmot i sebicno forsiranje na sopstvenite interesi.
Nametnuvajki ja ekskluzivnosta na imeto "Makedonija", Grcija ja
zrtvuva svojata slavna istorija.
Ukazuvajki na faktot deka opasnosta ne doagja od dva milionskiot
nenaoruzan narod, tuku od dezintegracijata na malata drzava sto
samo ke gi pottikne apetitite na Bugarija, Srbija i ostanatite,
vesnikot go zavrsuva komentarot so konstatacijata deka
zapiranjeto na natamosnata isporaka na oruzje vo Evropa,
priznavanjeto na Makedonija i obezbeduvanjeto na pogolem broj
posmatraci na ON bi mozele da ja sprecat balkanizacijata na ovaa
drzava.
 
GRCKI ANTIMAKEDONSKI DEMONSTRACII
Skopje. Poveke iljadnici Grci demonstriraa vo sabotata pred
sedisteto na Obedinetite Nacii vo Njujork barajki Makedonija da
go smeni imeto pred da stane clenka na svetskata organizacija.
Predupredeno e deka, vo sprotivno moze da dojde do vojna megju
Grcija i Makedonija. Demonstraciite gi organizirase elenisticko-
amerikanskiot nacionalen sovet koj obedinuva poveke od 20 grcko-
amerikanski organizacii.
 
ODGOVOR NA GRCKITE ANTIMAKEDONSKI DEMONSTRACII
Njujork. Po povod grckite antimakedonski demonstracii vo Njujork,
Makedonskiot svetski kongres prezede nekolku akcii kako odgovor
na ovie demonstracii. Imeno, kako sto javuva kopretsedatelot na 
Kongresot, Vuko Taskovich, na mestoto na demonstraciite bile
istaknati 15.000 plakati so  porakite "Makedonija na Makedoncite"
i "Priznajte ja Makedonija". Istovremeno nad grckite demonstranti
kruzele dva aviona so parolite "Makedonija e nasa" i "Priznajte
ja Makedonija".  Ucesnicite vo demonstraciite bile noseni so
avtobusi od poveke kraista na SAD i Kanada, a megju niv imalo
golem broj bezdomnici. Se pretpostavuva deka e delena odredena
suma na pari za da se ucestvuva vo grckite antimakedonski
demonstracii.
 
GRCKI CIVILIZACISKI DOSTREL
Toronto. Makedonsko kandaskiot Komitet za covekovi prava vo
svoeto soopstenie za pecat gi oceni grckite demonstracii vo
Njujork kako hipernacionalizam koj ja obezlicuva t.n. grcka
demokratija. Komitetot ja potseti javnosta za sudenjeto na
dvajcata aktivisti za covekovite prava od Grcija, Hristos
Sideropoulos i Anastasios Bulis zaradi sirenjeto na "lazni
informacii" za postoenjeto na makedonsko nacionalno malcinstvo
vo Grcija. Vo soopstenieto natamu se istaknuva deka Sideropoulis
i Bulis se zalagaat za ostvaruvanje na osnovnite covekovi prava 
                               
 
na Makedoncite vo Grcija: pravoto ona zdruzuvanje, obrazovanie,
kultura, vera, upotreba na majciniot jazik, zastapenost vo
instituciite na vlasta i pretstavuvanje vo grckiot Parlament.
Zagrozuvajki go i nivniot fizicki integritet, grckite ekstremisti
sakaaat da napravat spoj pomegju ovoj slucaj i nepriznavanjeto
na Republika Makedonija. Celta e da se obezbedi kontonuirana
represija na etnickite Makedonci vo Grcija i nivnoto navodno
nepostoenje. Soopstenieto na Komiteto zavrsuva so Gandievite
zborovi: "Civilizaciskiot dostrel na edna drzava se meri preku
nejziniot odnos kon malcinstvata".
 
PRIFATEN ZAEMOT NA DZORDZ SOROS
Skopje. Po tridnevna rabota, a vo otsustvo na pratenickata grupa
na VMRO-DPMNE, Sobranieto na Makedonija go izglasa zakonot po koj
nasata drzava go prifati zaemot od 25 milioni dolari kreditni
sredstva od amerikanskiot biznismen Dzordz Soros. Pratenicite na
VMRO-DPMNE se protivea na prifakanjeto na ponudeniot zaem
smetajki deka toj ima politicka zadnina. Tie se povikuvaa na
oddelni politicki stavovi na Dzordz Soros izneseni vo negovoto
baranje. Amerikanskiot biznismen tie sredstva i gi ponudi na
vladata na Makedonija za nabavka na nafta i lekovi.
 
SATIS NAMBIJAR VO POSETA NA UNPROFOR
Skopje. Vo tekot na minatata nedela vo Makedonija prestojuvase
komandantot na silite na UNPROFOR na prostorot na poranesna
Jugoslavija, Satis Nambijar. Toj gi razgleda postanovkite na
UNPROFOR vo Makedonija i razgovarase so najvisokite makedonski
rakovoditeli za megjusebnata sorabotka. Nambijar izrazi nadez
deka misijata na siniite slemovi vo nasata drzava ke bide
uspesna.
 
APEL NA MAKEDONSKITE PISATELI DO SVETOT
Skopje. Makedonskite pisateli upatija apel do pisatelite na
svetot vo koj se kreva glasot protiv uslovuvanjata za promenata
na imeto Makedonija, so sto grubo se povreduvaat principite na 
ramnospravnost na drzavite i narodite. Spored podatocite na
Zdruzenieto na pisatelite na Makedonija, iljada pisateli od 60
zemji vo svetot aktivno se angaziraat za megjunarodnoto
priznavanje na nasata drzava.
 
STRAJK NA ZDRAVSTVENITE RABOTNICI
Skopje. Od denes vo cela Makedonija zapocnuva strajk na
zdravstvenite rabotnici, farmacevti i vraboteni vo socijalnoto
osiguruvanje. Strajkot ke trae se dodeka ne bidat zadovoleni
nivnite baranja. Toa pred se se odnesuva na sproveduvanjeto na
kolektivnite dogovori, kako i na mnogu drugi problemi vo ovaa
oblast koi podolgo vreme gi macat lekarite i medicinskiot
personal. Za vreme na strajkot, pomos ke se ukazuva samo na
itnite slucai vo dezurnite sluzbi, a dezurnite apteki vo nekolku
opstini za takvi slucai ke izdavaat lekarstva. Samostojniot
sindikat na zdravstvenite rabotnici objavi deka ovoj pat tie ke
bidat dosledni i cvrsto ke opstojat na ispolnuvanjeto na nivnite
baranja.
 
VERUVALE ILI NE
London. Spored BBC, pod sankciite na Obedinetite Nacii sprema
Srbija i Crna Gora, se najde i diznieviot Miki Maus koj ne smee
poveke da bide objavuvan vo srpskiot vesnik "Politika".
Mozat li ON da storat nesto poveke?!!!
 
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