- Title: MACEDONIA: U.S. ENVOY JAMES PARDEW ARRIVES IN MACEDONIA
- Date: 1st July 2001
- Summary: (W5) SKOPJE, MACEDONIA (JULY 1, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SLV EXTERIOR OF ALEXANDER HOTEL/HOTEL SIGN/MEDIA OUTSIDE (3 SHOTS) 0.16 2. SV /MCU (English) U.S. ENVOY JAMES PARDEW ARIVING AT HOTEL AND SPEAKING TO REPORTERS ABOUT HIS REASONS FOR GOING TO MACEDONIA, SAYING: "Everybody relax, look, I have come here to help the people of Macedonia and their leaders, the government of Macedonia, and recognised Albanian leaders, find a peaceful solution to this conflict. I'll be working with Mr Leotard from the European Union and NATO and other internationals. It's important to recognize that finding a solution here is really the responsibility of the leaders of Macedonia. And so we look to them to take this responsibility, seize the moment, and bring this conflict to a peaceful conclusion. There's some who believe the use of force is appropriate in this circumstance, that's not true. Those who are in favour of force here are undermining the peace process. I'll be meeting Mr Leotard today and we'll go from there." 1.30 3. SV PARDEW ENTERING HOTEL/ FLAGS OF UNITED STATES, MACEDONIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (2 SHOTS) 1.43 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: SKOPJE, MACEDONIA
- Country: Macedonia
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- Story Text: United States (U.S.) envoy James Pardew has arrived in
Macedonia in a bid to accelerate international efforts to
prevent a new Balkan war.
Pardew, who arrived in Skopje on Sunday (July 1) was to
work alongside newly-appointed European Union peace envoy
Francois Leotard who had been in the Macedonian city since
Thursday.
Pardew has experience as a senior Balkans adviser at the
State Department and his appointment reflects growing
international involvement in Macedonia.
"It's important to recognize that finding a solution here
is really the responsibility of the leaders of Macedonia. And
so we look to them to take this responsibility, seize the
moment, and bring this conflict to a peaceful conclusion,"
Pardew told reporters as he arrived at his hotel, the five
star Hotel Alexander, in Skopje.
Pardew's visit to Macedonia comes as government troops and
ethnic Albanian troops exchanged fire overnight in the
northwestern mountains above the city of Tetovo and in the
northeastern Kumanovo area.
Some 100,000 mostly ethnic Albanian villagers have been
displaced since the conflict erupted. Over 70,000 have gone to
live with Albanian families in neighbouring Kosovo.
NATO has given final approval to a plan to send up to
3,000 peacekeeping troops to Macedonia to collect and destroy
the weapons of ethnic Albanian rebels.
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