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BUSH, DALAI LAMA MEET AT
WHITE HOUSE
US President George W. Bush met privately Tuesday with the Dalai Lama,
defying China's angry objections one day before an official US tribute to
the Tibetan spiritual leader, a spokesman said.
Asked whether Bush and the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing brands a dangerous
separatist bent on Tibetan independence, had met, US national security
council spokesman Gordon Johndroe replied: "They did."
On Oct. 18 congressional leaders will present him with the Congressional
Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor lawmakers can award. And Bush will
attend the ceremony – subtly raising the Dalai Lama's status in terms of
diplomatic protocol.
The importance of the move can be seen by the reaction of Chinese officials,
who see Tibet as a renegade province. They're furious.
TURKISH PARLIAMENT
DEBATES CROSS-BORDER ATTACK INTO IRAQ
Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq could be attacked by Turkish troops if Ankara
approves a parliamentary motion supporting military action against the PKK.
Turkey’s MP’s are debating a motion authorising cross-border military
operations into northern Iraq to counter escalating attacks by rebels.
The motion will authorise Turkey to take military action after Iraq ignored
warnings to clamp down on the PKK.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the motion does not mean a
military operation is imminent.
But he also warned that Turkey would act decisively in its fight against
terrorism.
The conflict between Turkey and Kurdish rebels dates back more than two
decades and the recent deaths of 13 Turkish soldiers in a PKK ambush has put
the government under immense pressure.
Turkey is a regional hub for the U.S military which is concerned that
Turkish action could affect access to Incirlik airbase or other supply lines
crucial to U.S forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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MACEDONIA BIDS FAREWELL TO TOSE
PROESKI
The remains of the Macedonian pop star Tose Proeski, who died in car crash
Tuesday in Croatia, will be buried at 13:30 hours Wednesday at city cemetery
in his native Krusevo with highest state honours.
Farewell ceremony will begin at 09:00 with church mass in “Most Holy Mother
of God” church. Commemoration, paying the final respect and the funeral
which will be led by HH Stefan, the Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia before
the Makedonium Monument.
The government said the day of Proeski's funeral would be a day of national
mourning and awarded him the title "Honourable citizen of Macedonia."
President Branko Crvenkovski, PM Nikola Gruevski, Parliament Speaker Ljubisa
Georgievski, officials of the diplomatic corps, NGOs and numerous citizens,
his friends, associations and fans from the country, the region and
Macedonian diaspora sent notes of condolences to Proeski’s family.
In the capital Skopje, and other towns in Macedonia, thousands of sobbing
fans gathered in the main squares, lighting candles and leaving flowers
paying their final respect to the 26-year-old pop star.
Macedonian Army helicopter, transporting the remains of pop star Tose
Proeski from Croatia, arrived at the Skopje Airport late Tuesday.
Members of Proeski’s family and Governmental delegation, including
Vice-Premiers Zoran Stavreski, Zivko Jankuloski, Foreign, Interior, Health
Ministers Antonio Milososki, Gordana Jankuloska and Imer Selmani
respectively, paid their tribute at the Airport.
After this the coffin was transported in vehicle and sent to his native
Krusevo as his family wanted. Vice-Premier Jankuloski saw off Proeski's
remains from the Airport to Proeski’s family.
The famous Macedonian singer Tose Proeski was killed in a car crash early
Tuesday in Croatia. The accident happened Tuesday morning at 06:25 two
kilometres near Nova Gradiska in western Slavonia, when Volkswagen Tuareg
collided with a truck.
Besides Proeski who was sleeping at the front seat, his manager Ljiljana
Petrovic (1958) and Gjorgji Gjorgjevski (1975) - driver, were also aboard
the vehicle at the time of the crash. It is assumed that the accident
happened due to insufficient distance between the vehicles while driving.
Volkswagen Tuareg crashed into the truck's trailer and halted on the grass.
Liljana Petrovic suffered light injuries, while the driver sustained more
severe ones. |
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