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Subject: M.I.L.S. Dnevni Vesti 15/01/93.
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MILS - NEWS                             January 15, 1993
 
EC SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN UN BID
Skopje. European Community Foreign Ministers announced yesterday
at their conference in Paris that they were ready to support
Macedonia's application for United Nations membership, and many
had also expressed their desire to recognise the republic.
According to the Nova Makedonija newspaper, the French
correspondent for the English paper, The Guardian, said that EC
members were ready to oppose Greece and recognise Macedonia.
 
GREECE REJECTS EC OBSERVERS ON BORDER
Paris. According to the Reuters news agency, Greek Foreign
Minister, Michalis Papaconstantinou, rejected a call by EC
Commission President, Jacques Delors, for EC observers to be
stationed on the Macedonia-Greek border in order to make sure
that UN trade sanctions against Serbo-Yugoslavia were not broken.
"Not on Greek territory. No. It is not necessary," he said.
Papaconstantinou said that he denied claims made by Danish
Foreign Minister, Ellemann-Jensen, that Greece was breaking the
UN sanctions. "...I complained and protested," he said.
An EC report last month said Greek firms were systematically
violating the sanctions, especially in supply oil to Serbo-
Yugoslavia. Greece, he claimed, could not be blamed if oil
exported to Bulgaria was subsequently shipped to Serbia.
Delors told Belgian television that the EC would have to send a
special mission to the Greek-Macedonian border to watch for
exports to Serbia.
Papaconstantinou took exception to a remark by Ellemann-Jensen
that the Community had not barred member states from recognising
Macedonia if the United Nations decided to admit the republic as
a member. "His personal opinion cannot be the opinion of the EC,"
the Greek Minister said.
"Greece is not going to recognise the country (Macedonia) ever
by that name," he said. He was confident that no other EC member
state would do so, adding: "There is something called Common
Foreign Policy."
Asked about a French proposal that Macedonia and Greece submit
the dispute to arbitration, he said: "We still do not know
exactly what this means. It is still being elaborated."
 
GREECE CLAIMS TO HAVE DEFERRED UN APPLICATION
Skopje. Greece had forced the UN to defer Macedonia's application
for a month, according to claims made by a Greek Foreign Ministry
official, Virgina Tsouderou.
Greece is pleased that Macedonia's application will coincide with
United States President elect, Bill Clinton, coming into office.
 
 
SERBS IN MACEDONIA URGE SERBIAN "MOTHERLAND" TO DEFEND THEM
Skopje. The President of the Democratic Party of Serbs in
Macedonia, Bora Ristic, warned a media conference in Skopje today
that his people would organise themselves and ask for the Serbian
"motherland" to defend them if alleged acts of discrimination did
not stop.
He claimed that a clash between Serbs and Macedonian police in
the Macedonian village of Kuceviste on new year's eve was set-up
in order for Macedonia to get international recognition and UN
peacekeepers placed on the border with Serbia.
According to Ristic, ethnic Serbs in Macedonia want new elections
to be held by the end of March, and for another referendum on
independence to be held in the republic. The first referendum on
independence, which was held in September, 1991 and proved
successful, included the clause that Macedonia, as a sovereign
nation-state, had the right to enter a new Yugoslav confederation
of independent states, if it so desired. Ristic claimed that his
community wanted this clause "actualised."
He also demanded that a new census be conducted. The DPSM has
claimed that there about 300,000 ethnic Serbs in Macedonia.
However, according to an official census carried out a few years
ago by the then Serbian dominated Yugoslav federal government,
there were 44,000 registered ethnic Serbs in Macedonia.
 
APPEAL FOR MACEDONIA IN NEW YORK TIMES PAPER
New York City. The World Macedonian Congress and the Friends of
Macedonia organisations have placed an appeal for recognition of
Macedonia in today's edition of the American newspaper, The New
York Times. The appeal coincides with the Security Council's
judgement on Macedonia's application for UN membership.
 
The appeal goes as following:
 
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MACEDONIA!
 
1. GREECE IS FORCING AN EXPANDED WAR IN EUROPE
   Greece is the only Western Country and EC member that
   collaborates with and openly supports the regime of Serbia's
   Slobodan Milosevic.
 
2. GREECE IS NOT FOR PEACE IN THE BALKANS
   Greece and Serbia are now massing military troops along the
   borders of Macedonia. Greece and Serbia are destabilising the
   economy of the Republic of Macedonia by blockading deliveries
   of medicine, oil and food. This is a calculated plan to bring
   about the collapse of the social and economic order of
   Macedonia. Their motivation? Future territorial acquisition.
 
3. GREECE IS REWRITING HISTORY
   Greece has no historical claim on Macedonian territory or its
   name. It was only as recent as 1913, as a result of the Balkan
   Wars, that Macedonia was forcibly partitioned among Greece,
   Bulgaria and Serbia. For the first time in history, Greece
   took possession of the southern part of Macedonia which is
   presently Northern Greece. from 1945 to 1991 the northern part
   of Macedonia was a Republic of the former Yugoslavia. 
   Macedonia declared its independence in 1991 and successfully
   negotiated a peaceful withdrawal of the Yugoslav army.
   Macedonia is a full-fledged democracy with full minority
   participation.
 
4. GREECE IS NOT A DEMOCRACY
   Since 1913, the Greek government has opposed the minority
   rights of its Macedonians. There is no freedom of speech
   press or religion. Their Macedonian ethnic identity has been
   totally denied by the Greeks who forbid even the use of the
   Macedonian language.
 
5. GREECE--AND THE COMING WAR--IS BEING 
   SUPPORTED BY AMERICAN DOLLARS
   For 45 years American taxpayers have supported Greek
   governments. EC and American grants (which should be directed
   towards Greece's own neglected economy) are being poured into
   the lobbying effort to undermine the leadership and
   initiatives of the EC and the US State Department. The 
   overwhelming majority of the EC members are being prevented
   from recognising Macedonia by the single veto of the Greek
   government.
 
   We must stop supporting the Greek government to avoid an
   expanded war in the Balkans which would draw in Turkey,
   another NATO ally. We must recognise the wisdom of all the
   world leaders who believe recognition of Macedonia means
   stability in the Balkans and the prevention of a greater 
   European disaster.
 
   STOP THE IMMORAL POLICY OF GREECE,
   ADMIT MACEDONIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS!
 
 
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MILS - NEWS                                   15 januari, 1993
 
GOTOVNOST ZA PRIEM NA MAKEDONIJA VO ON
Skopje. Ministrite za nadvoresni raboti na EZ na sostanokot vo
Pariz sinoka ja izrazija svojata gotovnost da go poddrzat
predlogot Makedonija da bide primena vo ON, a mnogu od niv
navestija deka po toa nivnite vladi ke prevzemat diplomatsko
priznavanje na nasata drzava. Izvestuvacot na britanski
"Gardijan" od Paris, kako sto pisuva denes "Nova Makedonija",
pisuva deka vladite na EZ se gotovi da i se sprotistavat na
Grcija i da ja priznaat Makedonija.
 
"JAS ODBIVAM, JAS SE ZALAM, JAS PROTESTIRAM"
Paris. Kako sto javuva "Rojter", na sostanokot na EZ vo Pariz,
grckiot minister za nadvoresni raboti Mihalis Papakonstantinu
ostro go odbi predlogot na pretsedatelot na evropskata komisija
Zak Delor za isprakanje na misija na EZ na granicata pomegju
Grcija i Makedonija zaradi kontrola na Grcija vo sproveduvanjeto
na embargoto na ON sprema Srbija. "Ne na grcka teritorija. Ne.
Toa e nepotrebno. Jas odbivam, jas se zalam, jas protestiram",
izjavi Papakonstantinu za Rojter. Toj dodade deka danskiot
minister za nadvoresni raboti Jensen, e vinoven za obvinuvanjeto
na Grcija deka go krsi sproveduvanjeto na sankciite sprema
Srbija. 
Imeno, spored izvestajot na EZ od minatiot mesec grckite firmi
sistematski gi krsele sankciite osobeno vo pogled na naftata. No,
Grcija se pravda deka ne moze da bide vinovna ako naftata
izvezena vo Bugarija bila prenesuvana vo Srbija. Kako i da e
spored izjavata na Delor za belgiskata TV, EZ ke mora da isprati
specijalna misija za nadgleduvanje na grcko-makedonskata granica.
Na sostanokot vo Pariz, grckiot minister isto taka ostro
reagirase i na izjavite na danskiot minister za nadvoresni raboti
i pretsedavac na EZ, Jensen, okolu priznavanjeto na Makedonija.
Osobeno bese napadnata izjavata za poedinecnoto priznavanje na
Makedonija od strana na zemjite clenki na EZ, dokolku Makedonija
bide primena vo ON.  "Negovoto licno mislenje (Jensen), ne moze
da bide mislenje i na EZ.  Grcija nikogas nema da priznae zemja
pod toa ime. Postoi nesto sto se vika zaednicka nadvoresna
politika", izjavi Papakonstantinu. Na prasanjeto kako go ocenuva
francuskiot predlog za arbitraza, grckiot minister odgovori deka 
idejata seuste se elaborira
 
ATINA OCEKUVA ODLAGANJE
Skopje. Vi Grcija se smeta deka priemot na Makedonija vo ON e
odlozen. Pomosnikot na ministerot za nadvoresni raboti Virginija
Cuderu izjavi vcera vo Atina deka "Grcija obezbedila odlaganje
na priznavanjeto za eden mesec". Se pretpostavuva deka Grcija e
zadovolna sto priemot na Makedonija vo ON ke se prenese vo racete
na administracijata na noviot amerikanski Pretsedatel, Bil
Klinton.
 
AKO TREBA SRBITE KE BARAAT ZASTITA OD MATICATA
Skopje. Dokolku se prodolzi so maltretiranjeto na Srbite vo
Makedonija, tie ke se samoorganiziraat, a ako treba ke pobaraat
i zastita od svojata matica. Ova na denesnata pres konferencija
go izjavi pretsedatelot na Demokratskata stranka na Srbite vo
Makedonija, Bora Ristic. Toj go najavi protestniot miting vo
Kuceviste poradi incidentot pomegju policijata i Srbite od ova
selo na Nova godina. Imeno, spored Ristic, celiot slucaj vo
Kuceviste bese insceniran za da se iznudi megjunarodnoto
priznavanje na Makedonija i opravda doagjanjeto na silite na
UNPROFOR na granicata so Srbija.
Srbite vo Makedonija baraat do krajot na mart da se organiziraat
novi izbori, da se odi na povtoren referendum i da se aktuelizira
vtoriot del od prasanjeto vo koj stoi deka Makedonija kako
samostojna drzava ima pravo da bide vo sojuz so drugite drzavi
na Jugoslavija. Isto taka se bara i popis na naselenieto so
megjunarodni posmatraci. Imeno, Demokratskata partija na Srbite
vo Makedonija smeta deka vo Makedonija ima okolu 300 iljadi Srbi.
Kako sto e poznato na posledniot popis, pred nekolku godini bea
registrirani 44.000.
 
APEL ZA MAKEDONIJA VO "NEW YORK TIMES"
Njujork. Svetskiot Makedosnki Kongres i Prijatelite na Makedonija
vo denesniot broj na "New York Times" objavija apel za
priznavanjeto na Makedonija. Apelot doagja vo presuden moment
koga vo Sovetot za bezbednost se reasava za priemot na Makedonija
vo Obedinetite Nacii.
Apelot glasi:
 
               PODDRZETE JA NEZAVISNA MAKEDONIJA
 
1. Grcija go pottiknuva sirenjeto na vojnata vo Evropa
   Grcija e edinstvenata clenka na EZ koja sorabotuva i otvoreno 
   go poddrzuva rezimot na Slobodan Milosevic.
 
2. Grcija ne se zalaga za mir na Balkanot
   Grcija i Srbija koncentriraat voeni sili dolz granicite so  
   Makedonija. Grcija i Srbija ja destabiliziraat ekonomijata na 
   Republika Makedonija, blokirajki go dostavuvanjeto na lekovi, 
   nafta i hrana. Seto ova se pravi so cel da se narusi        
   socijalniot i ekonomskiot poredok vo Republikata i predizvika 
   povtorna podelba na Makedonija.
 
3. Grcija ja falsifikuva istorijata
   Grcija nema nikakvio istorisko pravo na makedonskata        
   teritorijata nitu pak na nejzinoto ime. Kako rezultat na    
   Balkanskite vojni vo 1913 godina Makedonija bese nasilno    
   podelena pomegju Grcija, Bugarija i Srbija. Za prv pat vo   
   istorijata, Grcija go prisvoi juzniot del na Makedonija,    
   segasna severna Grcija. Od 1945 do 1991 godina severniot del 
   na Makedonija bese republika vo sostav na poranesna         
   Jugoslavija. Makedonija se proglasi za nezavisna drzava vo  
   1991 godina i obezbedi mirno povlekuvanje na Jugoslovenskata 
   armija od nejzinata teritorija. 
   Makedonija denes e demokratska zemja so ramnopravno ucestvo 
   na malcinstvata vo celokupniot nejzin zivot.
 
4. Grcija ne e demokratska zemja
   Uste od 1913 godina grckite vlasti gi negiraat pravata na   
   makedonskot malcinstvo vo Grcija. Tie nemaat sloboda na govor, 
   nitu pak sloboda na pecat i veroispovest. Nivniot makedonski 
   identitet e potpolno osporen i Grcija im zabranuva da go    
   upotrebuvaat svojot majcin jazik.
 
5. Grcija i sirenjeto na vojnata e poddrzano so amerikanski dolari
   Veke 45 godini amerikanskite danocni obvrznici ja poddrzuvaat 
   grckata vlada. Evropskata i amerikanskata pomos, koja trebase 
   da ja podobri grckata ekonomija, bese prenasocuvana vo      
   lobisticki aktivnosti so cel da se onevozmozat pozitivnite  
   inicijativi na EZ i amerikanskiot Stejt Department za       
   priznavanjeto na Makedonija. Mnozinstvoto zemji clenki na EZ 
   bea blokirani vo priznavanjeto na Makedonija samo zaradi    
   grckoto veto.
 
   Nie morame da ja sprecime grckata vlada vo namerata da      
   predizvika vojna na Balkanot koja ke ja vovlece i Turcija,  
   clenka na NATO. Morame da ja sledime mudrosta na svetskite  
   lideri koi veruvaat deka priznavanjeto na Makedonija ke znaci 
   stabilnost na Balkanot i sprecuvanje na golema evropska     
   katastrofa.
 
           ZAPRETE JA NEMORALNATA POLITIKA NA GRCIJA
          PRIMETE JA MAKEDONIJA VO OBEDINETITE NACII
 
 
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          MACEDONIAN INFOORMATION AND LIAISON SERVICE
                           BRUSSELS
 
 
 
 
 
Your Excellency,                              January 15, 1993
 
 
The Republic of Macedonia, one of the six republics of what was
formerly Yugoslavia, declared its independence in September 1991.
Only Slovenia and Macedonia had fully complied with the criteria
for recognition set by the European Community`s Badinter
Commission which dealt with the Helsinki Accord and other human
rights standards. The EC and the United States gave prompt
recognition to only three of the former Yugoslav republics:
Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Hercegovina. They did not recognise
fully-qualified Macedonia.
The Macedonian President, Kiro Gligorov, has a mission: to take
the small nation and develop it economically along a peaceful and
democratic path. In retrospect, his first step was of tremendous
importance: the Macedonian government was the only one of the
republics that removed the Yugoslav army through skilful
negotiations without one person being killed.
The EC was, in fact, ready to recognise Macedonia last January,
but Greece, exercising its veto in accordance with the Maastricht
Treaty, opposed recognition. Subsequently, Greece has openly
sided with Serbia's communist government and closed the borders
with Macedonia in the hope of destabilizing the new state and
creating chaos within it. For a year Greece has not allowed oil
or medicines to reach Macedonia from the port of Salonika.
Our concerns are obvious. The Bosnian war is a tragedy for us
all, and certainly not a containable little fire. The same fire
is kindling in the province of Kosovo, and because of Greek
myopia and bullying, could spread to Macedonia. This internal
little fire will then spread to five other nations and turn into
a major conflagration with Greece and Serbia allied against
Turkey, Albania and Bulgaria. There will be two NATO countries
fighting each other. There will be widespread economic and
political turmoil, not to mention the displacement of millions
of refugees.
But why must it happen? I think there is still hope of preventing
this catastrophe. The world must recognise Macedonia immediately
and stabilise the Balkan region. 
Your Excellency, it is in your hands to give peace a chance by
admitting Macedonia into the family of nations.
                
                                              Yours sincerely,
                                             Ljupco Naumovski,
                                                 MILS Director
 
 
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