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DM ELENOVSKI MEETS CANADIAN
COUNTERPART MACKAY
Defense Minister Lazar Elenovski met late Wednesday with Canadian Minister
of National Defense Peter Gordon MacKay, MIA reports from Canada.
"Minister MacKay was impressed by the level of Macedonia's contribution in
NATO peacekeeping missions, because a number of NATO member-states, which
are larger, more powerful and economically stable, provide less", said DM
Elenovski after the meeting.
Elenovski informed MacKay on the process of defense reforms, but also the
entire transformation cycle in Macedonia, while his counterpart gave
assurance that Canada's prior support for Macedonia's NATO membership would
become even stronger.
Taking into account that Minister MacKay is a former foreign minister, and
one of the creators of the decision for Canada's recognition of Macedonia
under its constitutional name, Defense Minister Elenovski expressed
gratitude for the political support.
DM Elenovski also met with the Speaker of House of Commons Peter Milliken.
The meeting focused on reforms in defense, judiciary, economy, as well as
Macedonia's progress in general.
Earlier, Elenovski met with Canadian MP Lui Temelkovski. The meeting, which
was attended by Parliament's high officials and Albanian Defense Minister
Fatmir Mediu, focused on cooperation of Adriatic Group countries, as well as
Canada's support for their NATO accession.
"Canada, like Macedonia, is a multi-ethnic and multicultural society, and
therefore the two countries understand these principles well", stated
Elenovski.
Albanian Minister Mediu said he and Elenovski often travel together due to
the joint goals of Macedonia and Albania.
"I know that we have a lot more to achieve, but I would like to stress that
we have built a positive image and we are moving in the right direction",
added Mediu.
Pertaining to Macedonia-Canada bilateral relations, MP Roger Valley informed
that a Canadian-Macedonian diplomatic friendship group has been recently
established. MP Temelkovski said that Canada's recognition of Macedonia
under its constitutional name "came as a result of what we fought for in
past years".
Moreover, Defense Minister Elenovski addressed the opening of the General
Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Association.
On Thursday, he will take part at a debate titled "NATO as Global Interest,
or Global Interest in NATO". Elenovski is also scheduled to meet with
Vice-Chair of the Parliament's National Defense Committee Claude Bachand,
and will afterwards leave for Washington.
"AUTUMNAL MUSICAL
FESTIVITIES" OPENS THURSDAY
Manifestation "Autumnal Musical Festivities," which traditionally opens with
a symphonic concert of the Macedonian Philharmonic at Macedonian Opera and
Ballet, will be held for the 8th time, organised by the Skopje Directorate
for Culture and Arts, financially supported by the Ministry of Culture,
begins Thursday.
Macedonian Philharmonic performs premiere of Shostakovitch's Leningrad
Symphony No. 7,opus 60, conducted by Sasha Nikolovski - Gjumar. Macedonian
Philharmonic intention is to have more works that have not been performed
thus far, said at Tuesday's press conference Macedonian Philharmonic
director, Maja Chanakovic-Gjurkova.
"Autumnal Musical Festivities" continue with the concert of brass quintet
"Art" on November 5 at the Macedonian National Gallery when Ilija Zimbo on
flute, Tatjana Petrushevska-Karsakova on oboe, Zdravko Angelov on clarinet,
Vasko Karsakovski on fagot, and Marjan Janev on horn are to perform with the
music of Ortakov, Petrich, Avramovski, Ajdich.
Concert of "Atanasov" Trio is scheduled for November 10, when pieces by
Loie, Boimorto, Muha, Colin, Hase and Smokvarski will be performed at the
Skopje Museum, followed by Ljupcho Chedomirski on clarinet and Elena
Atanasovska-Ivanovska on piano at Daut Pashin Amam on November 15.
"Arko" Ensemble and Mandolin Orchestra "Skopje" perform at a joint concert
in Daut Pashin Amam on November 21, under the baton of Erhan Shukri, whereas
soloists are Nikola Michelle, Darko Bagevski on guitar, Mersija Shukri on
harp and Momchilo Kufojanakis on violin.
Within "Autumnal Musical Festivities", Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" is to
be performed, directed by Ognjan Draganov from Bulgaria and conducted by
Josip Shego from Croatia. Soloists are Vesna Ginovska Ilkova, Klaudi Klaudov
and Niko Isakov.
International ballet project "Kylian of the Balkan", including artists from
Macedonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Serbia, in the choreography of famous Jiri
Kylian from the Netherlands, is scheduled for manifestation's closing. |
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NEW ROUND OF MACEDONIAN - GREEK
TALKS ON NAME ISSUE IN NEW YORK
Double formula - one name which will be agreed for bilateral communication
with Greece and constitutional name for the rest of the world, is the
official position of the Republic of Macedonia which will be presented at
the new round of Macedonian - Greek talks on name issue which will be held
Thursday in New York brokered by the UN mediator Matthew Nimetz.
- Preservation of the right of the constitutional name and its international
usage is fundamental pillar of identity and dignity of the nation,
Macedonian top officials assessed at the meeting prior to the meeting of the
officials of the two countries Nikola Dimitrov and Adamantios Vassilakis at
the UN HQ.
The UN mediator Matthew Nimetz in the written statement called the officials
of Macedonia and Greece on fresh talks in New York said "I hope that through
the resumption of these talks in the established channel we can lay the
groundwork to more intensive discussions that will find a mutually
satisfactory resolution of the name issue and related matters," Nimetz said
in his statement.
Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis in the interview for Kathimerini said that Greece
is prepared to a compromise by allowing FYROM to use some form of name
"Macedonia" as long as the name will include other element, which will
differ from the Greek northern region.
Also her father Konstantinos Mitsotakis urged for complex name as solution
to the problem.
- Acceptance of the complex name is justified solution to the problem since
the definition Macedonia is geographic concept and the former Yugoslav
republic is part of Macedonia,” Mitsotakis said for Mega TV channel.
Official Athens in "messages" to Skopje threatens to block the Euro-Atlantic
integration of Macedonia.
Macedonian FM Antonio Milososki in this week's interview with Greek
Elefteros Typos newspaper said that during the upcoming talks in New York,
Macedonia won't quit the double formula to resolve the name differences,
Milososki added. As regards Greece's threats to veto Macedonia's integration
into Euro-Atlantic community, Macedonian foreign minister made it clear that
with the 1995 interim treaty, Athens undertook not to hamper the accession
of its neighbouring country in the international organizations.
- Greece now recognises us as FYROM and we are partners, once Greece
recognise us as Republic of Macedonia we will be allies. Everything is in
the hands of Greece, FM Milososki said.
Due to Greek objections, Macedonia entered the UN in 1993 under the
provisional name, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM, pending a
resolution.
Since then, two-thirds of UN countries, including the USA, Russia and China,
have recognised Macedonia under its constitutional name. |
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