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http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2002/09/4-SEE/see-160902.asp Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 16, 2002 CROATIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO ROMANIAN COUNTY DERAILED BY ASSASSINATION PLOT A presidential communique in Zagreb has confirmed that Croat President Stipe Mesic's planned 13 September visit to Caras-Severin County, which has a small Croat community, was canceled due to "trustworthy information" received from the Romanian authorities regarding a plot to assassinate Mesic, Mediafax reported on 15 September, citing AFP. The Romanian Guard and Protection Service, in a press release aired on 16 September by Radio Bucharest, said that during Mesic's visit "all measures to prevent and thwart an attempt on his life" were taken. The radio station said that Mesic initially insisted on visiting Caras-Severin despite the threat, but agreed later to meet in Bucharest with Croat minority members. The daily "Evenimentul zilei" reported on 16 September that suspicion of a possible attempt on Mesic's life arose after the disappearance last week of a machine gun from a Romanian military unit in Caransebes, which Mesic intended to visit. Mesic on 13 September had denied media reports that the visit was cancelled due to an assassination plot, saying it was canceled because he had a heavy agenda, Romanian radio and Mediafax reported. President Ion Iliescu the same day said the reports reflected "media sensationalism." MS ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/de/Qalbania-italy-immigrant.R09R_CSG.html Thirty Kosovo Albanians headed to Italy arrested with fake visas -Albanian police said they were searching for Kosovo Albanian Tahir Bytyci, suspected of organizing human trafficking from the UN-administrated Yugoslav province to western Europe. Albanian authorities said Monday they have demanded that UN officials in Kosovo, who have been administrating the province since 1999, halt illegal trafficking and crack down on false visas on the territory it controls. -Kosovo Albanians, along with the citizens of Albania, make up most of the illegal immigrants from the Balkans, international officials said. TIRANA, Sept 16 (AFP) - Thirty Kosovo Albanians were arrested on Sunday in the northeastern port of Durres, trying to board a ferry to Italy with fake visas, the Albanian interior ministry said Monday. They arrived to Albania from the Kosovo capital Pristina, where they had bought fake visas for the European Union countries for a fee of between 1,200 and 1,500 euros (about 1,200 to 1,500 dollars), the ministry said. Citizens from Balkan countries must obtain visas to enter countries of the European Union. The group was arrested as they tried to board the ferry bound for the Italian port of Bari, which for years has been the main destination for illegal immigrants from Kosovo, the interior ministry said. Albanian police said they were searching for Kosovo Albanian Tahir Bytyci, suspected of organizing human trafficking from the UN-administrated Yugoslav province to western Europe. Albanian authorities said Monday they have demanded that UN officials in Kosovo, who have been administrating the province since 1999, halt illegal trafficking and crack down on false visas on the territory it controls. Last week, the Albanian police arrested another Kosovo Albanian, Ramadan Krasniqi, at the airport in Tirana, for using a false Belgium passport. Krasniqi, who tried to board a plane for Brussels, said he had bought his false passport in Pristina for 1,000 euros, police said. Kosovo Albanians, along with the citizens of Albania, make up most of the illegal immigrants from the Balkans, international officials said. UN police believe that Kosovo is a hub for illegal immigrants from Turkey who head to Albania en route for Italy. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
