From: sk@purcell.sunbim.be (Sasa Konecni)
Newsgroups: misc.headlines,soc.culture.europe,soc.culture.yugoslavia
Subject: M.I.L.S. - NEWS 10/10/92E
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 M A C E D O N I A N   I N F O R M A T I O N 
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Date: 12 Oct 92 19:47:38 GMT
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MILS CONGRATULATES 11-TH OF OCTOBER TO ALL MACEDONIANS

PROTEST AGAINST THE INCIDENT ON THE BORDER

Skopje, 10 October. Ministry for foreign relations of the
Republic of Macedonia sent a protest to the Ministry of foreign
affairs of the Republic of Serbia against the incident on the
border where 2 people were wounded.
The Ministry proposed a joined commission to investigate the case
and determine the facts.

MALESKI VISITS BALTIC STATES

Skopje, 10 October. Starting from the next week Maleski will
visit Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and will have talks with the
ministries of foreign affairs. Also Maleski plans to visit
Ukraine and Byelorussia.
From next week on a special envoy of the Ministry will be
stationed in Rome.
In the meantime the Ministry is making efforts to establish with
the countries from Latin America.
Turkey will help Republic of Macedonia to bridge the context with
the Arab and islamic countries.
It is expected that the Consulate of the Republic of Macedonia
will start operating from next week in Sofia.

STABILIZING MEASURES APPROVED

Skopje, 10 October. Macedonian Parliament has adopted  the
stabilizing measures of the Government against the inflation,
despite of the criticism which took great part of the discussion
in the Parliament.

DENAR HAS BEEN DEVALUATED AND NEW PRICES
HAS BEEN SET UP

Skopje, 10 October. The Government of the Republic of Macedonia
has brought a decision to devaluated the denar against the 7
convertible currencies:


1 DM          = 600,00 den.
1 AS          =  85,1820 den.
1 FFr.        = 176,4240 den.
1 IL          =   0,7674 den.
1 CHFr        = 676,3800 den.
1 GBPh        =1625,5200 den.
1 USA$        = 865 den.

The Government has set conditions for sailing goods for denars
received from exchanging the foreign currencies in the Republic
of Macedonia. Denars obtained from the exchange of the foreign
currencies might be used foe purchasing furniture, technics and
electronics, jewelry, furs, cosmetics and other, for half less
taxation.
The Government has brought to raise the prices of: electricity,
for 75%, milk costs 400 den., bread costs 350 den., postal
services are up for 40%, communal services are up for 75%, rents
are up for 50%. Prices of cooking oil and sugar will have the
market price.

THE TRUTH FOR MACEDONIA IS SPREADING OUT

Skopje, 10 October. Republic of Macedonia has celebrate 11 th of
October, the day of the uprising of the Macedonian people in the
main square in Kumanovo. President Gligorov has delivered a
speech in front of few thousand people and the representatives
of the religious communities of the Republic of Macedonia. He
said that the truth for Macedonia is spreading in the world and
he announced the UN membership of the Republic by the end of the
year. Making comments of the actual situation, Gligorov said that
the obstacles for the recognition of the Republic of Macedonia
are not only against its name, but are provoking economy,
political, inter-ethnical and inter-religious destabilisation.
"Macedonia has to maintained the peaceful way of its
international recognition because the peace in the Balkan depends
on the peace in Macedonia"- said Gligorov. Also Gligorov stressed
the importance of the policy of peace and dialogue among all and
that he will never allowed anyone to blackmail the identity of
the Macedonian people and the Macedonian state.

MACEDONIAN FILM "TATTOOING" RUNS FOR THE
"FELIX" AWARD

Skopje, 10 October. On monday, October the 12th the European Film
Academy will decide on this years "Felix" award. Among the 40
candidates is the macedonian film "Tattooing" directed by Stole
Popov, despite of the strong Greek objections. The organizer of
the Festival decided not to put the Macedonian flag, but in the
case of wining the award he will have to name the state origin.
The latest news are that the film has been listed among the seven
best presentations which will run for the "Felix".

MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION IN LUXEMBOURG

Brussels, 10 October. The Macedonian community in Luxembourg held
a meeting on Saturday, initiating the foundation of the first 
Macedonian association in Luxembourg. On their invitation the
meeting was attended by: Goce Vidanovski, the president of the
Macedonian association in Vilvoorde- Belgium, Jovan Tegovski
macedonian diplomat in Belgium and Ljupco Naumovski, director of
MILS. From 11 October, MILS has established regular contacts with
the Macedonian community in Luxembourg.
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