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Disarmament pledge clears way for NATO deployment
Ethnic Albanian guerillas in Macedonia agreed on
14 August to disarm following promises of an amnesty from
President Boris Trajkovski thereby removing the last formal
obstacle to the deployment of NATO troops. The North Atlantic
Council will meet today in Brussels to decide whether the
deployment of NATO troops in the disarmament mission, codename
Operation Essential Harvest, should commence. -
Macedonian peace deal signed
A peace agreement was signed on 13 August by the
Macedonian government and ethnic Albanian leaders in a bid to
put a stop to escalating violence in the country. The NATO
secretary-general, George Robertson, and the EU's high
representative, Javier Solana, both attended the signing
ceremony that their respective organisations had been
influential in bringing about. They recognised that the
agreement represents merely the first step towards a peaceful
resolution of the conflict and called for all parties to back
the deal. -
Macedonia peace deal in doubt
The Macedonian government proclaimed a
unilateral ceasefire on 12 August in a bid to ensure that the
signing of a peace deal with Albanian guerrillas goes ahead.
However, renewed fighting between government forces and ethnic
Albanian guerrillas in the early hours of 13 August has called
into question the likelihood of the signing ceremony going
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Macedonians and Albanians reach conditional agreement
Macedonian and ethnic Albanian leaders have
reached "conditional" agreement on the issue of the status of
the Albanian language. This agreement depends on the result of
overall negotiations, which include the issue of ethnic
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STRATFOR: Macedonia accuses NATO of siding with militants
An analysis of NATO's role in Macedonia, published by STRATFOR Strategic Forecasting, a US intelligence consulting firm, says that "either through intent or mismanagement, NATO has helped prepare the ground for civil war". The analysis says that NATO's recent dealings …
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EU and US trying to save Macedonian peace deal
EU and US mediators are trying to prevent the
collapse of peace talks between the Macedonian Slav majority
and Albanian minority in order to avoid a civil war. Macedonian
leaders have turned down the proposals from the EU mediator
François Léotard and US mediator James Pardew, while
Albanians have abandoned the talks. -
Patten against redrawing of Balkans borders
EU External Relations Commissioner Patten urges
Balkan regional integration and opposes redrawing of
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Albanians reject peace plan for Macedonia
Ethnic Albanian leaders reject EU-US peace
proposal for Macedonia and insist on radical constitutional
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Macedonia ceasefire paves way for rebel disarmament
Ceasefire between Macedonian government and
Albanian rebels raises hopes for political
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Greece proposes international conference on Macedonia
EU considers Greek proposal for
Rambouillet-style international conference to avert civil war
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Macedonia forced to stop fight against guerrillas
EU foreign ministers force Macedonian government
to stop its fight against ethnic Albanian insurgents besieging
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NATO troops to Macedonia
NATO agrees to send troops to Macedonia to help
disarm Albanian guerrillas on the border with
Kosovo
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NATO preparing to intervene in Macedonia?
NATO preparing for deployment in Macedonia to
help disarm Albanian guerrillas and put in place a peace
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EU mediation fails to prevent escalation in Macedonia
EU mediation fails to stabilise Macedonia where
ethnic Albanian guerrillas threaten to bomb the capital
Skopje -
Albania receives green light for negotiations with EU
Commission recommends negotiations on
Stabilisation and Association Agreement with
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Macedonia on the brink of war
Intensified terrorist actions by Albanian
National Liberation Army push Macedonia to the verge of
war