06.07.99
SECURITY SITUATION
Even that for yesterday has been planned Russian convoy with soldiers and equipment in component of KFOR forces from Solun through Macedonia to go in Kosovo; the Russian soldiers yesterday didn’t pass throw Macedonia. In NATO press center says that for yesterday was not planned a Russian forces to pass through Macedonia and there was no such admonition for today. The total number of KFOR soldiers settled in this region is 38.000, about 29.000 of them are settled in Kosovo, while more than 9.000 in Macedonia.
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
According to the data of Ministry of Interior (MVR) yesterday 5.015 refugees left Macedonia and went to Kosovo, while 3.186 persons with green card entered Macedonia. Because, the part of refugees is entering back from Kosovo to Macedonia, MVR has not the real data for the number of refugee’s form Kosovo that are still staying in Macedonia. Totally 160.682 refugees left Macedonia and went to Kosovo. 10.027 refugees are still settled in camps, and the larger number is in Cegrane camp, than in Neproshteno, in Senokose and in Stenkovec 1. The high commissioner for refugees estimated that in Macedonia remained less than 30.000 persons. According to the UNHCR about 18.000 refugees that has not been registered, in Macedonia are staying illegally. The MVR and not UNHCR are taking care of them.
CAMPS
Until now three refugee camps have been closed: Stenkovec 1, Radusa and Bojane, while the number of humanitarian cared persons in other camps is decreasing. The larger number of refugees is still settled in camp of Cegrane about 4.500, 4.000 in Stenkovec 2 , 1.000 in Neproshteno and 900 kosovar refugees in Senokos.
SUPPORT
According to the daily newspaper Fakti, last week in Struga in hotel "Drim" was holding a seminar for the Project "Active teaching - interactive learning". In this seminar participated the teachers that has worked with kosovar children’s, directors and pedagogue of these schools. Qamil Xheladini and Halit Miftari, both counselors’ of Pedagogy Institution of Macedonia directed the seminar.
In Debar have remained only 1.500 kosovar refugees. 5.700 refugees, until now, have left this town. Abedin Ollomani from Debar, who works in Arkansas, USA will pay all the costs of buses and minibuses for returning of refugees in Kosovo. Yesterday, three buses went to Prishtina while one minibus went to Prizren. All the refugees that want to go in Kosovo should announce in the seat of the humanitarian organization "El hilall" in Debar.