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PROTEST AGAINST CHANGE OF
CONSTITUTIONAL NAME
Under motto "Macedonia, Macedonian, Macedonians", a peaceful gathering
against a change of Macedonia's constitutional name, as well as protection
of Macedonian national and cultural identity was held late Wednesday in
Skopje's center.
The protest began with the national anthem, followed by addresses of
students-members of organization "Youth Knows", which organized the event
together with a group of intellectuals.
No one must dare betray this people, this country, the name Macedonia. This
country was called, is called, and will be called Macedonia. This generation
has no right to renounce from the eternal name Macedonia, said protest
organizers.
There were no incidents at the gathering, with protesters waiving Macedonian
flags and banners reading messages for preservation of the country's
constitutional name. |
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NEWS
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SCHEFFER: NAME DISPUTE WITH GREECE NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP
President Branko Crvenkovski and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer discussed Wednesday in Brussels on the political dialogue in
Macedonia, Skopje-Athens name dispute and developments in Kosovo.
- The name problem is not a prerequisite for the country's accession to
NATO, Scheffer said.
Crvenkovski briefed Scheffer on the course of Skopje-Athens negotiations on
the name under the mediation of UN envoy Matthew Nimetz.
- Ruling, opposition parties have reached a consensus on the issue, and the
remarks are already submitted to Mr Nimetz. Macedonia will keep
participating in the negotiation process, Crvenkovski said.
He also pointed out that Macedonia had met all criteria for NATO accession
and expected an invitation at the forthcoming Summit of the Alliance in
Bucharest.
Crvenkovski also referred to Macedonia's progress in terms of the political
dialogue, which, as he said, resulted in passing many significant laws,
MIA's correspondent reported.
During the two-day visit to Brussels, Crvenkovski also had meetings with EU
foreign, security policy chief Javier Solana and Euro-enlargement
Commissioner Olli Rehn. |
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