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MILS - NEWS                       October 29, 1992
 
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CRITICISES GREECE OVER TRIAL

London. Amnesty International has sent an urgent appeal to the
Greek authorities expressing concern about the prosecution of two
Macedonian human rights activists, Christos Sideropoulos and
Anastatsios Boulis, for making comments in a magazine. 
AI said it examined the interview which the two gave to ENA
magazine (Athens, March 11, 1992), and found neither men
advocated violence against the Greek state. 
Amnesty International considered the prosecution to be in
contravention of Article 10 of the European Convention for the
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, ratified by
Greece in 1974. 
If these men are imprisoned, AI will consider them to be
prisoners of conscience. AI urged the Greek government to drop
the charges against the two activists immidiately. AI will
countinue to monitor the case closely and will carry out futher
campaigning work.

MILS URGES ALL MACEDONIANS TO SEND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE TRIAL
EXPENCES. PLEASE CONTANCT MR. JORDAN VESELINOV, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD MACEDONIAN CONGRESS IN SKOPJE
(te.: 38 91 213 422)

NEW LAW ON CITIZENSHIP

Skopje. The parliament of the Republic of Macedonia has passed
legislation on Macedonian citizenship. The new law states that
any foreigner who has lived in the republic for more than 15
years continuously can apply for citizenship.  The two ethnic
Albanian parties PDP and NDP boycotted the parliamentary debate
and vote on the legislation.

VANCE AND OWEN IN MACEDONIA

Skopje. The co-presidents of the International Conference on the
Former Yugoslavia, Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen, will make a short
visit to Macedonia, according to the republic's Foreign 
Ministry.
Vance and Owen will meet Macedonia's President, Kiro Gligorov,
and the Foreign Minister, Denko Maleski.

EC PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH MACEDONIA

Skopje. "The European Community is playing Russian Roulette by
refusing to recognise Macedonia," the republic's Prime Minister
said.
Branko Crvenkovski, in an interview with Agence France Press,
said there was a chance that full scale war in the the whole
Balkan region could start, unless the EC recognised Macedonia.

GANEV KEPT IN THE DARK ON VISITS

Skopje. The Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Stojan Ganev, said he was
not informed that Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov and Kosovo's
ethnic Albanian leader, Ibrahim Rugova, had visited his country
a few days ago.
Ganev's isolation from recent events in Bulgarian politics
indicates that there is a rifting developing in Sofia over
relations with Macedonia. However, a Bulgarian Foreign Ministry
spokeswoman, Veneta Momceva, told the newspaper, Nova Makedonija,
that Ganev's comments carry no political weight and would have
no effect on ties between Sofia and Skopje.


MILOSEVIC: GREEKS CAN SLEEP EASIER.

Skopje. The President of Serbia, Slobodan Milosevic, in an
interview for Athens radio station, Sky, said that Greeks could
sleep easier over the fact that Serbia would not recognise
Macedonia.
Milosevic's statement contradicts a recent declaration that the
Federal Yugoslav Prime Minister, Milan Panic, would recognise
Macedonia immediately.
According to a report in the Greek paper, Elefteros Tipos,
Milosevic told Greek Foreign Minister, Michalis Papaconstantinou,
that Panic was a "crazy man who should not be listened to."
Yugoslavia is now a federation consisting of the Republics of
Serbia and Montenegro.


SUPPORT FOR SAMARAS

Skopje. Ultra-nationalistic pamphlets, distributed in the
Northern Greek city of Salonica during a national holiday
recently, carried messages of support for the former Greek
Foreign Minister, Andonis Samaras and his hardline stand on the
refusal of recognition for Macedonia.
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