From: sk@groo.sunbim.be (Sasa Konecni)
Subject: Re: EDUCATION SPECIAL: MAP OF THE WORLD
Reply-To: sk@sunbim.be ()
Organization: BIM Everberg Belgium
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 09:07:16 GMT

Constantinos Varnavas on 12 Aug 92 16:53:16 GMT, <Bsvqwu.Av2@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
writes:

 Varnavas> Macedonia did not participate in the Olympic games simply because it is not
 Varnavas> recognized as an independent state.  So the columnist does not have
 Varnavas> his/her facts straight by including Macedonia in the participating states.
 Varnavas> Since I assume you know this fact, why do you post this information which you
 Varnavas> know is false?
 Varnavas> -- 
 Varnavas> Constantinos Varnavas
 Varnavas> University of Illinois

Just for your information I will mention that Macedonia did participate in the Olympic games. 
If you do not believe ask the Olypic Committee. 

Concerning the recognition of Macedonia read the following:




  >        BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (UPI) -- Russia, defying objections from Greece
  > to which Western powers had bowed, Wednesday recognized Macedonia as an
  > independent republic, reports from the Macedonian capital of Skopje
  > said.
  >    ``This is a very important day in history of relations between the
  > Russian Federation and Macedonia,'' Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
  > Vitaly Churkin told President Kiro Gligorov of Macedonia, the Serbia-
  > based Tanjug news agency reported from Skopje.
  >   Macedonia is one of the six republics of former Yugoslavia.
  >     Churkin flew from Moscow to Skopje to deliver a decree by Russian
  > President Boris Yeltsin formally recognizing Macedonia, Tanjug said.
  >   While in Sofia on a visit to Bulgaria, Yeltsin said Tuesday his
  > government would recognize Macedonia despite the Greeks' objections to
  > the name of the former southeastern Yugoslav republic, which has the
  > same name as an adjacent region of Greece.
  >       Yeltsin said he and Bulgarian leaders had decided to appeal jointly
  > to the 12-member European Community to recognize Macedonia to help
  > prevent possible new bloodshed in former Yugoslavia.
  >       Bulgaria was the first country to recognize Macedonia, along with the
  > three former Yugoslav republics of Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-
  > Hercegovina. The three republics won international recognition as
  > independent states earlier this year and were admitted to the United
  > Nations on May 22.
  >        The EC and the United States have withheld recognition of Macedonia
  > because of objections from Greece over the use of the name of Macedonia
  > by the Skopje government.
  >      Greece, bordering with Macedonia, does not recognize Macedonians as
  > an ethnic group but would agree to recognize Macedonia under the name of
  > the ``Skopje Republic.''

This news also appeared in other newspapers in many countries.

So Varnavas,  before you start accusing somebody of not telling the truth please
check the facts.

Sasa Konecni

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