Rebels Demand NATO Peacekeeping Role
From Times Wire Reports
Ethnic Albanian rebels demanded a deployment of NATO peacekeepers in Macedonia before accepting any peace proposal offered by the government to end the nation’s crisis.
The demand came as Macedonian Slav and key ethnic Albanian political leaders prepared to consider a peace plan drafted by President Boris Trajkovski.
The rebels are insisting that NATO guarantee a proposed cease-fire and that a political agreement be policed by alliance troops.
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