NATO appeals for Balkan amnesty

Skopje - NATO urged the authorities in Skopje yesterday to grant former ethnic Albanian rebels a promised amnesty before trying…

Skopje - NATO urged the authorities in Skopje yesterday to grant former ethnic Albanian rebels a promised amnesty before trying to send the Macedonian police and army back into the country's conflict zones.

"We need the amnesty issue sorted out quickly. People who fear being arrested because there is no amnesty will not be so welcoming of Macedonian security forces returning," NATO spokesman, Mr Mark Laity, said.

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