MACEDONIA-KOSOVO BORDER: KOSOVO ALBANIAN REFUGEES CONTINUE TO ARRIVE IN MACEDONIA FOLLOWING DAYS OF AIR STRIKES ON YUGOSLAVIA

Record ID: 274770

  • Title: MACEDONIA-KOSOVO BORDER: KOSOVO ALBANIAN REFUGEES CONTINUE TO ARRIVE IN MACEDONIA FOLLOWING DAYS OF AIR STRIKES ON YUGOSLAVIA
  • Date: 28th March 1999
  • Summary: 1. LV PRESS CONFERENCE BY RADMILLA KIPRIANOVA, MACEDONIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER 0.04 2. SV (MACEDONIAN) KIPRIANOVA SAYING: "There have been no illegal violations in Macedonia and all appropriate measures are being taken. The air space of the republic has not been used by nato to perfrom military operations." 0.17 3. MCU (MACEDONIAN)KIPRIANOVA SAYING
  • Embargoed: 12th April 1999 13:00
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  • Location: SKOPJE AND BLACE BORDER POST, MACEDONIAN-KOSOVO BORDER
  • City:
  • Country: Yugoslavia
  • Reuters ID: LVA33S3AXTDXKRMWNJHMD0KLQFZA
  • Story Text: The Macedonian government said on Sunday (March 28)
    close
    to 15,000 refugees had now arrived in the country and
    financial and humanitarian aid was being sent from various
    countries to help with the load.

    The government played down rumours of Macedonian air s
    pace being used for NATO air strikes saying any NATO planes
    flying over head were only for security reasons.

    Refugees came in carloads and on foot across the border
    telling of stories of houses near the border being burned by
    Serb soldiers.

    Kosovo Albanian refugees continue to arrive in
    Macedonia from various regions in Kosovo following days of
    air
    strikes on Yugoslavia.

    Refugees tell stories of destruction by Serbian forces in
    villages not far from the border.

    Vice President Radmill a Kiprianova said the total
    registration number is around 14,000 but local refugee
    agencies quote the number as being much higher.In the last
    days since strikes began a number of refugees have been
    crossing into this neighbouring country escaping attacks from
    Serbian army.

    On Saturday Serb authorities burned villages along the
    two countries borders, dangerously close to Macedonian
    territory.

    The government also dispelled rumours that NATO was using
    Macedonian airspace for planes invovled in air strikes in
    Yugoslavia.Kiprianova said that NATO planes flying over
    Macedonia were there for security reasons.
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