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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 10:13:00 EDT
Reply-To:     "YORGOS M. MALTAS" <GEORGE@UMBC.BITNET>
From:         "YORGOS M. MALTAS" <GEORGE@UMBC.BITNET>
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                       RFE/RL Daily Report

                                          No. 239, 14 December 1992

                    CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

EC PRIME MINISTERS DO NOT RECOGNIZE MACEDONIA.  The European
Community prime ministers, meeting in Edinburgh during the weekend
of 12-13 December, chose not to recognize officially the Republic
of Macedonia in the interest of preserving EC unity, Reuters
reports. Begging the issue because of Greece's vehement continuing
opposition to recognition, the prime ministers enjoined their
foreign ministers to "remain seized of this question." They did
agree to provide the fledgling republic with $62 million in
humanitarian aid, however, and endorsed a UN resolution to send 700
troops to Macedonia. Leaders in Skopje regard the assistance as a
step toward recognition; the Greeks feel that the EC held the line
against recognition of Macedonia. According to Western sources,
Macedonia will soon seek UN recognition as well as assistance from
the IMF and World Bank--steps outside the EC framework, where Greek
opposition would likely be less effective. Finally, contrary to
earlier reports, the Macedonian parliament did not vote to change
the name of the state to the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje.  (Duncan
Perry, RFE/RL, Inc.)

MILOSEVIC ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA. The highlight of Milosevic's
activities this past weekend was an interview on Greek TV. He said
that the prospects of Serbia's predominantly Albanian populated
province of Kosovo of becoming a war zone depends on "Serbia's
enemies and people who would love to see it happen." He warned,
however, their are great risks involved "because we are giving our
country to no one." Milosevic referred to Macedonia as the
"Republic of Skopje" for the first time publicly and cautioned that
"without the consent of Greece, recognition would be very
dangerous." Belgrade TV broadcast excerpts of the interview on the
main evening news.  (Milan Andrejevich, RFE/RL, Inc.)

UDF CONFERENCE ACCEPTS COALITION FORMULA. On 13 December, although
it imposed a number of specific conditions, the Union of Democratic
Forces accepted the idea of a coalition government with the mainly
Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Bulgarian and Western
agencies report. At a national conference, a two-thirds majority of
the 270 UDF delegates supported renewed negotiations with the MRF,
which is next in line to try to form a new cabinet. According to
the resolution, the UDF demanded the transfer of the Bulgarian
counterintelligence service from the Presidency to the government
and guarantees that the MRF will not try to bring about a
substantial revision of recent legislation or suddenly defeat the
coalition. A UDF government was brought down jointly by the MRF and
Socialist Party on 28 October.  (Kjell Engelbrekt, RFE/RL, Inc.)
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