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MILS - NEWS                                   October 30, 1992

MACEDONIA ON EC AGENDA FOR EDINBURGH SUMMIT

Skopje. Lord Owen, one of the negotiators for the International
Peace Conference on the former Yugoslavia, said the proposal to
recognise the Republic of Macedonia would be included in the EC's
agenda for the Edinburgh summit in December.
Lord Owen issued this statement at a press conference in Skopje
after meeting with Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov and Foreign
Minister Denko Maleski.
Lord Owen added that Britain's special envoy to the Balkans,
Robin O'Neil, would work to resolve the dispute between Greece
and Macedonia.
Lord Owen said that 5 miilion out of 10 million ECUs earmarked
for Macedonia as compensation, for the unintended harm caused by
UN sanctions against Serbo-Yugoslavia, had reached the republic.
Cyrus Vance, who accompanied Lord Owen to Macedonia, said the
republic would soon become a member of the United Nations, and
that he would personally lobby for its admission.

ANOTHER OIL SHORTAGE

Skopje. An oil shortage, which was for a short time overcome by
supplies from Turkey and Bulgaria, has once again hit the
Republic of Macedonia.
Long columns of cars line petrol station waiting to fill up; oil
for heating is also in demand.

STATISTICS

Skopje. According to new figures issued by the Macedonian
Institute for Statistics, prices in October have gone up by 21%,
while living expenses in September had increased by 27.2%

"BETWEEN TWO ROCKS"

Skopje. "Federal Yugoslavia is caught between two rocks because
the EC wants it to recognise all the former Yugoslav republics,
including Macedonia. However, the EC won't recognise Macedonia
because of the dispute over its  name," the Yugoslav Prime
Minister said on Montenegrin television recently.
Milan Panic said his government was ready to recognise all the
former republic.








US DEMOCRATS AGAINST MACEDONIA

Skopje. The American Democratic Party will not recognise
Macedonia, should its presidential candiate Bill Clinton win the
up coming election.
The Democratic Party platform on Macedonia is the following:
"Because of the enormous changes in the Balkans, the USA must
support Greece on the use of the name Macedonia." The main
formulator of the platform was Nancy Pelosi, Democratic member
of the US Congress from the state of California.
The manager of Bill Clinton's election campaign is George
Stefanopoulos, who is looking after the interests of Greece.

BULGARIAN DELEGATION IN MACEDONIA

Skopje. A delegation from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry visited
Macedonia at the invitation of the Macedonian Foreign Ministry.
Both sides discussed the issue of possible UN membership for
Macedonia.

US - MACEDONIAN COOPERATION ON REFUGEES

Skopje. The Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov and Foreign
Minister Denko Maleski met in Skopje the charge d'affair from the
US embassy in Belgrade, Robert Rackmails.
Both sides discussed aid for the Bosnian refugees living
momentarily in Macedonia.

HUMANITARIAN ACTION FOR MACEDONIA

Brussels. In Belgium humanitarian action for the former
Yugoslavia has begun. The Belgian region Varen-Huy has been
selected to assist the Republic Of Macedonia. The city of Varen,
which is the sister city of the Macedonian capital, Skopje, is
the main coordinator of the humanitarian action for the republic.
In two weeks time, desperately needed medicines and drugs will
be sent. Other aid will also be provided. The humanitairan action
has been titled COS-COMMUNE.

INITIATIVE RAISED TO FORM MACEDONIAN CLUB IN BOUSVAL, BELGIUM

Brussels. Macedonians who live or work in Bousval have raised an
intiative to form a Macedonian club. At a recent meeting in
Bousval, many underscored the need for all Macedonians living in
Belgium to unite, for the building of a Macedonian Orthodox
Church, and the establishment of Macedonian language classes. The
Macedonians from Bousval also agreed to subscribe to MILS news
service. 
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