YUGOSLAVIA: MACEDONIAN FAMILY ESCAPING FIGHTING SEEK REFUGE WITH FAMILY THEY THEMSELVES SHELTERED TWO YEARS AGO.

Record ID: 376221

  • Title: YUGOSLAVIA: MACEDONIAN FAMILY ESCAPING FIGHTING SEEK REFUGE WITH FAMILY THEY THEMSELVES SHELTERED TWO YEARS AGO.
  • Date: 15th June 2001
  • Summary: BLACE, KOSOVO, YUGOSLAVIA (JUNE 14, 2001)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV/MV: VARIOUS MACEDONIAN FAMILY OF REFUGEES FROM DVORCE NEAR SKOPJE CROSSING BORDER AT BLACE INTO KOSOVO (9 SHOTS) 0.44 2. GV/MV: MACEDONIAN FAMILY IN VEHICLES TRAVELLING (3 SHOTS) 0.58 GORANCE, KOSOVO, YUGOSLAVIA (JUNE 14, 2001)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 3. GV/LV: DR
  • Embargoed: 30th June 2001 13:00
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  • Location: BLACE AND GORANCE, KOSOVO, YUGOSLAVIA
  • City:
  • Country: Yugoslavia
  • Reuters ID: LVA86QNYM0CPOUKQHBGNIWF5SWAE
  • Story Text: While peace makers pour of over talks of compromise to
    break the latest cycle of conflict in the Balkans Macedonian
    villagers flee across the border. Ironically one such group
    has sought sanctuary in the home of a Kosavar family which,
    just two years ago, sought shelter with them in Macedonia.



    Exactly two years ago to the day the family of 70
    year-old Iznet Vela were refugees in Macedonia, running away
    from Yugoslav government forces. Now they are returning the
    favour.

    The Macedonian family that took them in are refugees
    themselves in Kosovo, escaping Macedonian army bombardments of
    their home village.

    "We were there and they were very generous and of course
    we will take them in. We were under pressure as they had
    pressure to leave and it's very hard to leave the house but
    there is nothing you can do because they have to leave because
    of the children, they were scared," said Iznet.

    On Thursday (June 14) 28 year-old Mykedeze, who did not
    want to give her family name as her husband remains in
    Macedonia, crossed the border with her stepmother and two
    daughters.

    "We had to leave because no arrivals, no work for
    Albanians, especially in government, business, even doctors
    and nurses are Macedonians," Mykedeze said.

    Mykedeze doesn't know how long they will have to impose on
    Iznet and his family. But when they made the decision to leave
    their home in Dvorce near Skopje Mykedeze must have thought --
    after a week which included the killing of five soldiers in an
    ambush, retaliatory burning of Albanian homes and government
    threats to declare a state of war, compromise is hard to
    reach.



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