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  15 YEARS FROM FORMING OF THE FIRST MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT

On 20th of this month, 15 years have passed from forming of the first government in an independent Republic of Macedonia. With that practically the process of establishing a state, grown at Ilinden’s traditions in 1903 and ASNOM from 1944, has finished. The composition of the first government was professional, and was confirmed with a decision by the first plural-party assembly in 1991. Academic d-r Nikola Kljusev was elected for the firs president. Academic Blaze Ristevski, Jovan Andonov and Bekir Zuta were named for vice-presidents of the Government.
During the past 15 years, the Macedonian state passed through a process of essential political and actual-economic changing with expressive process for seeking of her place as a subject in the international community.		  
     
  THE BUILDING OF THE NEW US EMBASSY HAS BEGAN

On 22nd of March, on the locality Gradiste at Skopje’s fortress beginning of the construction works for the new US embassy in the Republic of Macedonia was marked with an opening ceremony.
The US ambassador Julian Milovanovic, the president Branko Crvenkovski, the chief and the main operative officer from the State Department;s office of transatlantic construction operations, general-major Charles L. Williams and the chief of the project for Macedonia Steven Zigenfus, symbolically marked the laying of the corner-stone of the new US embassy.
The whole construction project of the embassy has been planed to be finished till the end of April 2008, and will be invested 50 million US dollars in it.		  
     
 

USA WILL ASK CONCESSIONS FROM GREECE ABOUT THE NAME OF MACEDONIA?

Announcing the visit by the minister of foreign affairs of Washington, Dora bakojani, the Greek newspaper “Ethnos” announces that there is a risk US to ask from Greece concessions about the name of Macedonia. According to the announcements, on 23rd and 24th March, she should meet with the US state secretary Kondolisa Raise and with the president George Bush.
Bakojani will explain the reasons about the decision for not buying the ten fighter jets type F-16 from USA.
The Greek media with a lot of speculations are commenting the eventual concessions by the Greek site about the name of Macedonia.

  
     
  A MACEDONIAN LIBRARY “GRIGOR PRLICEV” FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

And the Macedonians in Australia have their library, which carries the name of the Macedonian poet, the bearer of laurel wreath, Gligor Prlicev. The library has been established by the members of the namesake association, immediately after its forming. Her opening ceremony was held on 4th of March 1979, and the lane was cut by the that time vice-president of the Mainstream of Macedonian emigrants, Mr. Dimce-Trajanovski-Mire.
All records and facts talk that this library is first and only opened abroad, which exists 28 years under its patronage.
For the librarian literary fund enrichment, besides the members who voluntarily donated their titles, the Mainstream of the Macedonian emigrants , the school board of NJV, the Cathedra of Macedonian studies at the University “Makvori”, the Charity Association from Rod Gael, ZIK-Bitola, “Newspaper of Bitola”, Cultural-literary Association “Iskra” fro Adelaide, DPM, SVP, the Ministry of foreign affairs also got their credit.
The current literary fund in the library is 2.500 titles from historical, scientific, poetic, narrative and child literature. Besides the works of the modern creators of the fatherland and of the world 40 titles by Australian-Macedonian authors, which publisher is the Association “Grigor Prlicev, in which the sorrow about the fatherland and the dreams for her independence and international recognition is been marked, can be found. Most read are the works by Marko Cepenkov, Stale Popov, Vanco Nikoleski, Urlik Vilken, Aleksandar Donski and other. 280 members are registered in the library from who just 40 are doing writer activities.		  
     
 

THE HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION IN THE COUNTRY IS ALARMING

Because the speedily warming will begin the snow melting, the coordinative body for crisis in the administration thinks that the hydrological condition is alarming. The management of hydro meteorological affairs warns that the next week big floods will threat the country and they call the institutions and the citizens to prepare for the possible consequences. They treat Pelagonija, Polog, the upper flows of the rivers Crna Reka and Treska, the villages in Skopje, Kocani and Strumica as the most risky regions.
The government asked careful following of the weather condition and called the authorized services, including the local self-management to take care about preventive protection of the people and of the material means and about soothing the consequences from the eventual floods.

  
     
  BRUSSELS ASKS EXPLANATION FROM MUSTAFAJ

Brussels requested an explanation from the chief of the Albanian diplomacy Besnik Mustafaj about his statement “no guarantees for the borders by Albania if Kosovo is divided”.
“This was unexpected and surprising statement for the EU by the minister who knows the region and the stands of the Union very well”, Kristina Galak stated spokeswoman of the chief of foreign and security policy, Javier Solana. On the question will the Mustafaj’s statement put in question the destabilization role of Albania, Galak stated that Tirana must continue with constructive behavior.		  
     
  A FORTRESS OF PHILLIP THE SECOND NEAR OHRID

The hill which is situated at the entrance in Ohrid from direction of Struga causes a great interest at the local archeologists. To the people is known as Kulishta, geographers call it A Gabavian Hill, and in the newest time in the science the term Giadgantic walls is mentioned, because of the remains of the large stone blocks.
“The bravest assumptions, based on the archeology and the theology, are saying that here, around 356 B.C Phillip the second Macedonian, as we rely, crossing this area, ordered the most powerful fortress on the Macedonian territory to be build, stronger than the Samuil’s Fortress, which has own continuity and is immortal. The fortress, built from large stone blocks, existed for seven centuries, and stopped functioning in the late antic time”, the archeologist Pasko Kuzman stated.		  
     
  WAR AGAINST THE ORGANIZED CRIMINAL AND THE TERRORISM

At the Saturday’s informal meeting in the Bulgarian City Varna, the ministers of interior affairs of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Greece and of Turkey got to a conclusion that the organized criminal , trading with narcotic drugs and people, as well as the threats with terrorism seriously are disturbing the peace and the stability in Southeast Europe.
The ministers have agreed to strengthen the international police collaboration in the war against the organized criminal and terrorism in order to keep the peace and the stability in the region. A strengthen collaboration has been arranged also during the information exchanging about the movement of the criminal groups, and mutual actions and analysis for following suspicious financial appearances will be realized.		  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  PRESIDENT CRVENKOVSKI TO MEET LEADERS OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES

Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski will meet Thursday the leaders of religious communities in Macedonia.
As his Cabinet says in a press release, the meeting is a continuation of series activities initiated by the President, aiming at contributing to strengthening of public awareness for the necessity of conducting fair and regular parliamentary elections.
This initiative is supported by the US ambassador to Macedonia Gillian Milovanovic, EUSR and Head of European Commission's delegation to Skopje, Erwan Fouere and OSCE ambassador Carlos Pais, who will also attend the meeting.
Crvenkovski will meet Head of Macedonian Orthodox Church, HH Stefan, Deputy President of the Islamic Community in Macedonia Reis ul-Ulema Hadzi Bahri Efendi Aliu, Bishop of Skopje, Macedonia, Kiro Stojanov, Reverend Mihail Cekov, pastor of the Evangelical Methodist Church and Zdravko Sami Coordinator of the Jewish Community of Macedonia.

SECOND DAY OF VISIT OF PM BUCKOVSKI TO BRUSSELS

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, who is paying a visit to Brussels, will meet Thursday the EU High Representative of Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Euro-enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn.
Buckovski will also hold talks with Elmar Brok, Chairman of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as with the President of the representative group of the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament, Martin Sulc.
According to the announcements from his Cabinet, Buckovski at the meeting with Solana will focus on Macedonia's reform processes, situation in the region and regional cooperation, while the talks with Rehn will focus on facilitation of the visa regime for Macedonian citizens.

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY

Every year on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and its 187 Members, as well as meteorological communities worldwide celebrate World Meteorological Day.
This Day commemorates the entry into force on that date in 1950 of the Convention that created the Organization.
For the year 2006, the theme was chosen in recognition of the fact that 90 per cent of all natural hazards are related to weather, climate and water and of the vital role played by WMO and the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in all countries in contributing to prevention, preparedness and mitigation of natural disasters, as well as those arising from environmental emergencies.
Historical observations of hazards are also critical for assessing the vulnerability of communities to weather-, climate- and water-related hazards. Climate data are needed to quantify the intensity and frequency of events, characterising the potential damage of extreme events, and predicting expected damages. Systematic studies of meteorological and hydrological observations of hazards and their impacts constitute a useful knowledge base for disaster risk managers.
Through its technology transfer, capacity building, and data management programmes, WMO works to ensure that all NMHSs, particularly those of developing countries, have access to critical hazard-related data. Real-time monitoring by the NMHSs allows for timely information on the immediately pre- and post-disaster conditions, enabling the emergency response and recovery teams to direct their efforts to the most affected areas. Through its land- and space-based observing systems, WMO also plays a key role in the international initiative for developing a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).
In the longer term, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is sponsored by WMO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), climate change could result in increased heat stress, especially in urban areas, increased drought and risk of flooding in other areas. Water shortage and quality problems are projected to keep increasing in many water-scarce regions of the world.
There is a need for a better understanding of the climate system and the development of capabilities for predicting natural climate variability and human-induced climate change. Strong support for research programmes in these areas has long been one of the core strengths of WMO, and will continue to be so in the future.
WMO's proven system provides the world community with an invaluable operational instrument to address the increasing threat of natural disasters to sustainable development. Any operational system to address multihazards could benefit from and be built on existing successful structures for issuing warning of hydrometeorological disasters.
As we celebrate this Day, it is my hope that the contributions of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in all aspects of disaster prevention and mitigation are well recognised and used effectively in all countries.
I would invite national authorities, scientific communities, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the private sector, the media and the public to be aware of the role of NMHSs and ensure that they have the capacity to contribute to the mitigation of disasters and to achieving the relevant components of the Millennium Development Goals.