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254 北约和欧盟对马其顿协议表示乐观
NATO, EU Optimistic about Macedonia Agreement
Jeff Bieley
Skopje
27 Jul 2001 02:21 UTC
NATO and European Union top officials say Macedonia has successfully moved away from war Thursday. An 1)urgently negotiated 2)withdrawal of ethnic Albanian rebel forces has calmed tensions and allowed some refugees to return to their homes.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana gave an 3)upbeat assessment on the situation in Macedonia, after a day of discussions with political leaders here. He said, "The political process is back on track and the 4)ceasefire is back on track."
Mr. Solana's assessment was backed by NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, who joined the peace talks with Mr. Solana. Mr. Robertson said a peace agreement could be quickly reached in talks expected to 5)resume Friday. He said of all the issues between ethnic Albanian and Macedonian political leaders, "95 percent" had already been settled. "The remaining 5 percent," he added, "should be resolved during further meetings in Tetovo."
Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski said the city of Tetovo, 35 kilometers west of the capital, was chosen as the site of the talks because, "we want to express our support for peace there." He said the town, which has an 80 percent 6)ethnic Albanian majority "was and will remain the symbol of 7)coexistence between Macedonians and Albanians."
A NATO-brokered deal Wednesday was focused on removing the rebels from Tetovo and nearby villages. While the rebels were reported to have 8)complied with the agreement, one ethnic Albanian was shot and killed in Tetovo by police.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski announced he has collected evidence to 9)charge eleven leaders of the 10)guerrillas, known as the National Liberation Army (NLA) with war crimes.
The list includes NLA political chief Ali Ahmeti, who met with NATO special envoy Pieter Feith Wednesday to conclude the guerrilla withdrawal deal.
It was not the first time Mr. Feith has acted as a go-between for President Trajkovski with Mr. Ahmeti
(1) urgently adv.迫切地, 急切地
(2) withdrawal[wIT5drC:El]n.收回, 撤退, 退回, 取消
(3) upbeat[5Qpbi:t]n. 上升, 兴旺adj.乐观的, 欢乐的
(4) ceasefire n.停火,停战
(5) resume[rI5zju:m; (?@) -5zu:m]vt.再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用
(6) ethnic[5eWnIk]adj.人种的, 种族的, 异教徒的
(7) coexistence[kEJI^5zIstEns]n.共存
(8) comply[kEm5plaI]vi.顺从, 答应, 遵守
(9) charge[tFB:dV]v.装满, 控诉, 责令
(10) guerrilla[^E5rIlE]n.游击战, 游击队
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