Macedonia. Between Serbs and NATO.
Macedonia. Between Serbs and NATO.
Igor of PRIESTS, Boris MURADOV.
IF not to know, that today occurs in Macedonia, it is possible
To think, that the country worries tourist boom: the free
Numbers are not present even in the most expensive capital hotels, streets are full
People with cameras and videocameras, at restaurants continually
Foreign speech is audible. And after all still one month ago the were
In republic in structure SFRJU in the world were interested a little.
Now special attention is chained to it.
While, the truth, Macedonia looks peacefully and easy, not considering,
Certainly, camps of refugees and NATO divisions. In Skopje
- The capital of the silent, affable country - can leave fearlessly
On street at 11, 12, 1 o'clock in the morning, as criminality almost
Completely is absent, and inhabitants because of a heat prefer for
Walks this time of days. There lives the state for the bill
Agriculture, the industry is developed poorly. From
The governments I pound a little, but it does not prevent to do to people the
The small business, allowing to make ends meet. After
Branches from SFRJU Macedonians hardly probable began to live better, but have received
Possibility to move towards the West, having felt itself strategically
The important power on the Balkans. They have even a army, which
Still recently from all military technics was content with the only thing
By helicopter, but has then got hold of 500 tanks presented by Bulgaria
And armoured cars.
In the natovsko-Yugoslavian opposition Macedonia feels itself
Extremely uncomfortably. Absolutely not clearly, as itself to conduct. With one
The parties, at the rare Macedonian are not present relatives in Serbia, and from
SFRJU poorest of republics left most silently and peacefully. To
To the same here understand: military blocks are created and break up, and
With Serbs, probably, it is necessary to live side by side even long centuries. In
Same time the country leaders dreams of the powerful
The patron what sees in the name of NATO. From here and NATO
Armies in its territory, from here and constant conjectures, that
Overland operation can begin here. The president,
The truth, constantly declares, that it's out of the question,
But... All it is clear, that it not especially and will ask.
The overwhelming majority of the population, of course, stands up for
Slav brothers. On what Macedonians by the nature people
Quiet, but to representatives of the aggressive block react
Extremely painfully. Farmers especially are indignant.
To understand them it is possible. Macedonia - the agrarian country, economically
Completely focused on Yugoslavia where it it is traditional
Delivered selhozprodukty. Now and without that near death
To economy have blocked oxygen. As has told to us in the private
To conversation the deputy minister of the finance of Macedonia the mister
Markovski, because of war the republican budget will miss, on
To the most modest calculations, 270 mln. dollars the National income already
It was reduced to 10 % - and this beginning only!
BY THE WAY, perhaps, the first, that you see, having arrived to Macedonia, is
Not Kosovan refugees, not natovtsy, not Macedonians, and huge
Publicity boards... Bank "SBS-AGRO"! After a mass robbery
The Russian investors in August of last year in it it is difficult
To believe, and still it is the visible fact. "Bank" SBS-AGRO "with you in
Macedonia! "- joyfully inform publicity boards, and in the capital
City of Skopje simply to spit there is no place not to get in
SBS-OVSKY cash dispense, which, unlike for a long time fallen asleep
letargicheskim with a dream and empty Russian colleagues, cheerfully rustles
Macedonian banknotes, regularly giving out to their interested persons.
But not all. To the Russian investors, and not wished
To unblock the currency bills on the terms of an exchange on
To izdevatelsko-extortionate course of 12 roubles for dollar, which
It is still imposed by bank, is useless to wait for favour in a kind
Cash from this technics. On it at "SbS-Agro" means are not present. And
Whence it to be, if means leave on advertising far from eyes
The plundered Russian clients.
In general, to the Balkans - war, and to bank "SBS-AGRO" - mother native.
Well and its "father", Alexander Smolensky, has quite the right now
To count, what in the history annals (here only what?) it will enter
Under a name Alexander "Macedonian".
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//* an information Source: Arguments and the facts, 5.05.99
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