The governments of Germany and Italy, until next week, are waiting for an answer from Macedonia, if she will permit the kosovar refugees that are settled in these countries, to pass through her territory. The government these days should decide under what circumstances will permit a corridor for repatriation of 14.000 kosovar refugees in Germany and 6.5000 in Italy, that have been transferred through the airlift from Macedonia to these countries. In the Ministry of Interior (MVR) says that admonitions are too earlier, because the government should decide in the next days if will permit her territory like corridor. According to the spokesman of UNHCR first should return the professional personnel, while the others could stay until next summer.

According to the data of UNHCR from 800.000 refugees (they thought they were so), until now in Kosovo have returned 590.000. Only from Macedonia in Kosovo have return 200.000 refugees, while they estimate that in this moment there are 20.000 refugees. According to the data of UNHCR, 8.862 kosovar refugees are settled in families.

According to the evidence of High commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), in the refugee camps that are still functioning, in Macedonia have remained 11.807 kosovar refugees. Mostly they are settled in the camp of Cegrane - 4.955, than in Stenkovec 2 - 4.000, and also in Neproshteno - 2.050. According to the spokesman of UNHCR, Mika Shinohara until the winter all the camps in Macedonia will be closed. The last camp that will be closed is the Neproshteno camp.

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In yesterday’s press conference of the Gypsies Party in Macedonia, his President Nexhdet Mustafa declared that if in Kosovo couldn’t been established security conditions for the return of gypsies refugee, then Macedonian government in cooperation with the European Union should estimated the chances of giving the asylum to these refugees.

The German Red Cross have gave donations to the Macedonian Red Cross. The donations are consisting of 2 transportation means, 3 minibuses and 5 automobiles. The chief of German mission of the Red Cross in Macedonia gave this aid.

The delegation of humanitarian organization "El Hilal" visited Kosovo, so the president of this organization, Abdurauf Pruthi, met the President of the temporary government of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi. They both estimated the need that this organization should act organically in Kosovo, because the needs of the people are very big.

In cooperation with the Association of Albanian women - the branch in Kumanovo, humanitarian organization "Opaja", and humanitarian organization "El hilal", today in Kumanovo and Likovo has been distributed one contingent with humanitarian aid for kosovar refugees.