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KRASNIKI IN FRONT OF
JUSTICE
Finally, Agim Krasniki from Kondovo, received, in hand, the indictment for
causing general hazard to the public. The trial against him was already
postponed to November 1st . Only the main defendant Kemal Sali, appeared in
front of the court, and the other defendants were not there. The judge Risto
Katavenovski found that the police have informed them and that it could not
find the defendants and arrest them, so for the seventh time the trial was
rescheduled. When everybody started to go for the exit, Krasniki appeared
with his lawyer. He picked up the indictment, stated that he didn’t need a
translator in Albanian and left. This is the second time that he has
appeared in the Court of Skopje No.1, first time in August when the warrants
for his arrest were reversed. He now stands trial for the kidnapping and
causing general hazard for the public. Agim Krasniki is the man, who for
over a year was leading the game in Kondovo, and the trial started just now,
but not for the acts that are known to the entire public. He led the armed
group and controlled Kondovo for over a year, and trough the foreign media
send messages that he will shell Skopje and that his group will not
surrender their weapons. If we are state where there is the rule of law it
is time that the law is upheld. |
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STABILE MULTIETHNIC
RELATIONS
Interethnic relations in the Macedonian society are for the large part
stabilized, and although it exists, the communication between Macedonians
and Albanians is selective. The biggest problem are the prejudices,
frustrations and fear, that is the evaluation of the Council for interethnic
relations, which is part of the project “Light”, which was realized by the
Institute Euro Balkan.
As it is stated in the press release, at their last session the Council
evaluated that the interethnic communication among Macedonians and Albanians
is between a 100% on the market till 0% on the field of intermarriages,
which says that Macedonia is still a divided society.
Incidents with ethnic dimension, like, Kondovo, Struga, Celopek, although
they don’t have enough energy to cause a bigger conflict, they still have
manage to underline the interethnic relations in the country as unresolved
and problematic. Among other issues and problems, which reflect negatively
on the interethnic relations, are the bad economic condition, unemployment
and poverty, which affect most of the population from all ethnic
communities. In order to overcome this sort of condition, the Council
recommends that it is necessary to open the canals of communication and
affirmation of other topics by the Albanian political forces on which they
can promote and realize their ideas, and not to insist only on the ethnical
dimension in their relations with the Macedonians. Similar they recommend to
the Macedonian political forces that it is time for bolder steps, because
the initial energy for integration in the case of Macedonia must come from
the top. It is time for the country to fully take the initiative and
responsibility and to finance programs for the strengthening of
communications, but with a long-term goal and more comprehensive plans. |
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WEAPONS FOUND IN LJUBOTEN
Although the disarmament
action ended a long time ago, recently, after receiving a tip and taking
measures on the ground, with a warrant by a judge, in the village of
Ljuboten near Skopje a search was made during which large cash of weapons
and ammunitions was discovered and seized. The Ministry of interior stated
that 10 automatic rifles 7.62 mm, 23 hand grenades with detonators, a box of
1000 bullets of 7.62 mm, a sack with 1140 bullets of 7.9 mm, rifle bucks and
munitions clips were found. The weapons were taken to the Ministry and
forensic analysis is being done in order to determine the origin and
ownership of the weapons. During the search, according to the statement, a
teem of “Proxima” was present. |
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A FIGHT AGAINST THE LAUNDERING OF MONEY
The fight of laundering of money in the banking sector was the topic on the
seminar which was held in Bitola, in the organization of the Department for
the prevention of money laundering in the Republic of Macedonia and the
German society for technical assistance (GTZ).
On the seminar the representatives of 16 banks from Macedonia as well as the
Central Bank, from the Council of Europe and the public prosecutor of
Germany, Roman Posek attended. According to Vladimir Naumovski, the director
of the Department for the prevention of money laundering, starting from
2002, Macedonia is actively getting involved in the global efforts against
money laundering, and the result of which is the establishment of the
Department.
The representatives of the banks and the Council of Europe underlined that
it is a mater of a problem that doesn’t exist in just one particular
country, but much wider and concerns everybody. They pointed out the example
of Germany where in 2000 4401 cases were reported for suspected money
laundering. As a result of the active fight against this deed, the number of
reports in the last five years has increased for 100%. These numbers were
pointed out as an indicator that the fight against this kind of crime is
continually strengthening, among else, trough the active involvement of the
public. The participants of the seminar stated that in the world annually
around a billion dollars are laundered, which in a large part a used to
finance terrorist organizations. |
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A MACEDONIAN DELEGATION
IN MOSCOW
A Macedonian delegation in the sphere of the media, led by the director of
the Agency for information of Macedonia, Vele Mitanoski, stayed in an
official return visit to the Russian federation, at the invitation by the
Russian information agency for international cooperation “RIA-Novosti”. An
exchange of news groups and programs was agreed upon, on a reciprocal basis,
as well as media participation in the next tourist exchange with Ohrid and
other cities. At the end of the month, twelve tour operators from Macedonia
will stay in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Macedonian delegation visited
several electronic and printed media, and news agencies, during which it
discussed with the journalist and the executives about specific forms and
activities in the promotion of the Russian-Macedonian media cooperation. The
Federal agency for press and mass communications and the Agency for
information of Macedonia, within the intergovernmental Agreement for
cooperation, exchange their experiences in the part of legislature and
finance of the public broadcasting services. |
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TRPECVSKI IN THE UNIVERSAL
HALL
In front of the Macedonian fans, on the 11th of October, in the Universal
Hall in Skopje, the most successful Macedonian pianist Simon Trpcevski for
the first time performed the concert No. 3, opus 30 by Rahmaninov, a work
which is regarded as one of the most complicated in music. The performance
was ended with the performance of the overture Romeo and Juliet by
Tchaikovsky. Trpcevski was accompanied by the Macedonian philharmonic with
Sasa Nikolevski Gumar as the conductor. The Stanvey piano, on which
Trpcevski was playing, was borrowed form the “Ohrid Summer” festival.
This concert in on the initiative of Trpcevski, who wanted to perform in
front of his own public, dedicated it to the national holiday of 11th of
October. |
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ON RAMP FOR HANDICAP
PERSONS
After nearly 70 years of existence, the persons with handicap can enter the
Macedonian Parliament, so it became accessible to this group of citizens,
for whom the on ramp was build.
“We have an on ramp in front of the Parliament and it is accessible. Now we
are waiting on the other public institutions to start an initiative for the
building of on ramps”, Dusko Hristov, the managing director of “Polio Plus”
stated.
These on ramps weren’t built on the international day for people with
handicap. Then both the guests from abroad and the envoys with handicap were
carried by hand to hear the address of the speaker of the Parliament
Jordanovski.
Members of the “Polio Plus” hope that in all state institutions there will
be no discrimination in relation to the accessibility to them. Deliberately
or by accident, the on ramps coincided with the caravan that started form
Krisevo for the gathering of 10000 signatures, in order to enact a law for
the protection and dignity of the persons with handicap. |
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A FEAR FROM BIRD FLUE
The terrifying bird flue is closing to Macedonia, while in Turkey seven
people are hospitalized under the suspicion that they are infected with the
human variation of the bird flue. Romania is testing whether they also have
the deadly virus which killed 65 people in Southeast Asia, as well as
millions of birds. Our neighbors have already made plans for the protection
of the bird flue. They are educating the owners of the companies, and the
citizens with leaflets about the symptoms the disease. For the Macedonian
authorities- there is no need for panic.
“We have a temporary ban on import of chickens form those countries where
the bird flue has already appeared”, Agim Ramadani, the chief of the cabinet
of the Ministry of agriculture stated.
Watching the wild birds is also an option, and the ministries for
agriculture and health until now didn’t establish any commissions which will
keep track of the situation. In the RZZZ they are expecting the first tests
for diagnosis, and protective gloves and masks are being purchased.
According to epidemiologist, the illness is transferred only form bird to
man. On impact are the bird farmers. The disease is deadly to humans, with
symptoms of high fever, pain in the joints, and inflammation of the lungs.
While the authorities are hoping that the bird flue will fly over Macedonia,
the Institute of Medicine Erazmos from Rotterdam predicts- a pandemic that
will engulf a fifth of the population of the World. |
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ALBANIAN PM TO VISIT MACEDONIA
Albanian delegation, led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha, will pay one-day
official visit to Macedonia on invitation of PM Vlado Buckovski.
The meetings will focus on strengthening and improving of bilateral
relations, situation in the region, as well as the processes of the European
Union and NATO integration, Macedonian PM's Cabinet press release reads.
Macedonian and Albanians Prime Ministers will hold a tete-a-tete meeting
after which the talks of two delegations will be held focused on improving
of bilateral cooperation.
"A permanent Macedonia's determination is building relations through open
dialogue and full cooperation with Albania. The identity of the strategic
foreign-policy determinations of both countries directs to further
improvement of cooperation in many spheres, especially in efforts for
achieving full-fledged membership to the EU and NATO", the press release
reads.
Macedonian PM will express preparedness for transferring Macedonia's
experiences, as a first country which signed the Stabilization and
Association Agreement with the EU. The both Prime Ministers will also focus
on situation in the region, especially Kosovo.
Buckovski will stress that important component is the issue of the
minorities. Macedonian PM, during talks with Albanian PM, will commit for
improving of situation of Macedonian national minority in Albania.
Macedonian side will express an interest for bilateral performance before
potential international institutions for financial support for building of
infrastructure projects.
"The economic cooperation between Macedonia and Albania is not at the
necessary level and the possibilities within the Free Trade Agreement are
not used enough", the press release reads.
In addition to talks with his host Buckovski, the Albanian PM is also
scheduled to meet President Branko Crvenkovski and Parliament Speaker Ljupco
Jordanovski.
HURRICANE WILMA FORCES
EVACUATION
Local authorities have ordered the evacuation of tourists and non-residents
from the low-lying Florida Keys island chain, amid fears that Hurricane
Wilma could strike the southern US state.
Wilma, which is also threatening Mexico, has swelled into an "extremely
dangerous" Category 5 storm, becoming the strongest hurricane on record in
the Atlantic, the US National Hurricane Centre says.
"Emergency management officials decided to move up the timetable for
emergency actions because of the increased intensity of the storm, which is
now a Category 5," Monroe County's emergency management office said in a
statement.
The office has jurisdiction over the Florida Keys, which extend from
Florida's southern coast.
Some 80,000 people live along the Keys, which are linked to the mainland by
a single highway.
"A local state of emergency has been declared by county officials," the
office said.
"All visitors and non-residents must leave the Keys starting at noon today.
Also all state parks will be closed, residents and non-residents in
recreational vehicles and high-profile vehicles are also ordered to leave,"
it said.
Local officials believe Wilma could strike the island chain sometime between
late Friday and Saturday.
The hurricane is located some 550 kilometres south-east of Cozumel in Mexico
and is slowly whipping west-north-west toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula,
but it is expected to turn toward the north-west within 24 hours.
At 1200 GMT, winds at the centre of the storm were roaring at 280 kilometres
per hour.
The Florida Keys weathered Hurricane Rita in September without heavy damage,
although some areas were flooded. |
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