21.07.99
SECURITY SITUATION
The president of parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, Savo Klimovski, had a meeting with the delegation of commission for foreign of the parliament of Republic of Albania, that is in an official visit in Macedonia. The chief of Albanian delegation Sabri Godo expressed a gratitude for rousing welcome. He also stressed the good relation between the two countries. This delegation had a meeting with the minister for foreign Aleksandar Dimitrov.
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
During the last month about 214.000 refugees have gone to Kosovo, while in this moment in Macedonia are still settled about 29.000 kosovar refugees. The spokesman of UNHCR, Miko Shinohara declared this in yesterday’s press conference. Yesterday with nine buses 200 refugees form the Cegrane camp have went to Kosovo organically. Until now from all the camps in Macedonia, 3.200 refugees have went organically to Kosovo, while also had begun the organized return of refugees that are settled in families.
From third countries, through the Skopje airport until now 5.800 refugees went to Kosovo organically. The refugees from Turkey are returning with buses, while the return of refugees from Italy had ended.
In the last days about 3.000 refugees have entered Macedonia. These refugees are coming form the narrow part of Serbia, more exactly form Presevo
CAMPS
After the camps Stenkovec 1, Radusha and Bojane have been closed, these days is expecting to be closed the camp Stenkovec 2. The last group of some hundreds refugees, as momentary are settled in this center, today will be returned in Kosovo, while some of them will be sent to the Cegrane camp. But, all the canopies will not be removed from the camp, because he will be adapted for eventual coming of Serb refugees.
SUPPORT
According to the program of UNHCR, yesterday 12 trucks with humanitarian aid went to Kosovo, while in the coming days with seven train will be transported 5.000 tons with building materials.
The humanitarian organization "El Hilall", even that is giving aid to the refugees that are settled in families in Gostivar, now has extend his activities sending aid to Kosovo. This organization gave aid to the families that have accommodated refugees and to the social families.