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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. |
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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
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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NEWS
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PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ELECTORAL CODE
Macedonian Parliament adopted Wednesday an Electoral Code by 67 votes "for".
Parliamentary group of the opposition VMRO-People's Party abandoned the
session, saying that their further presence is needles as their request for
erasing the Article 192-a has been rejected. The Article, which refers to
the composition of electoral boards, has been incorporated in the code under
amendment, submitted by the Government.
UN GIVES IRAN 30 DAYS TO HALT URANIUM
SCHEME
The 15 members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday (29 March)
unanimously called on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities within
30 days and cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA).
The adoption of the text, proposed by France and the UK, came after three
weeks of troublesome negotiations, with China and Russia opposed to any
wording that could later be used to press for military action or sanctions
against Iran, according to press reports.
In the watered-down version of the original Franco-British text, there is no
mention of Iran's activities as jeopardising peace and security, formulas
that traditionally herald tougher future action.
Nevertheless, the five veto-wielding permanent members of the Security
Council expressed satisfaction with the joint call on Wednesday.
"It's a strong message we're sending to Iran - that Iran has to comply with
the resolution and the requests made by the board of governors of the IAEA,"
French ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere said, according to Le Monde.
US ambassador John Bolton indicated Wednesday's statement sends "a very
clear message" that Iran should meet its obligations under the
Non-Proliferation Treaty.
"Libya made the decision that they were safer, better off, giving up the
pursuit of nuclear weapons than continuing to pursue them," he said
according to Reuters, referring to the fact that Tripoli ditched a previous
nuclear scheme.
"I think the people of Iran understand that logic. Now we'll see whether
their government understands it," he added.
The council will request IAEA director-general Mohamed El Baradei to deliver
a new report on Iran's compliance with IAEA demands, including the
suspension of its enrichment activities, after the 30 day deadline.
ONE KILLED AND NINE INJURED IN TWO
EXPLOSIONS IN BAGHDAD
A suicide car bomb went off at the entrance of a police commando headquarter
near the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad on Thursday,
wounding two policemen.
"A suicide bomber blew his explosive-laden vehicle up at the entrance of the
police commando headquarters at the Nusour Square near the Green Zone which
houses the Iraqi government offices and the U.S. embassy," the source said
on condition of anonymity.
The blast, which took place at about 9:40 a.m. (0640 GMT), was powerful but
the cement barriers protected the guards, minimizing the casualties to two
wounded along with killing of the suicide bomber, he said.
Earlier, a roadside bomb killed a civilian and wounded two others when it
missed a police patrol in central Baghdad, according to the police.
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