NATO "not talking" of military option in Macedonia Brussels (dpa) - NATO leaders Wednesday ruled out military intervention in Macedonia, saying only political solutions could end the country's worsening ethnic conflict. "We are not considering any other option," NATO Secretary General George Robertson told reporters. Asked if NATO was planning to send troops to help the embattled Macedonian government, U.S. President George W. Bush said the 19- nation Alliance was convinced a political solution was still available. "The sentiment I heard was there is still a good possibility of a political settlement," between the Skopje government and ethnic Albanian rebels, Bush said. "The idea of troops in Macedonia is one most nations are troubled over," he stressed. Robertson is rushing to Skopje on Thursday following talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and European Union security chief Javier Solana. Weekend talks on political reform planned by the Macedonian authorities could bring a long-awaited breakthrough in upgrading the status of ethnic Albanians, NATO diplomats said. Miroslav Antic, http://www.antic.org/ STOP NOVOM SVETSKOM PORETKU ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrBE8.bVKZIq Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
