At the meeting Ahtisaari informed Crvenkovski on his previous talks and positions of the negotiating teams of Pristina and Belgrade, which are included in the Kosovo future status talks. Ahtisaari stressed that it is important to be introduced with the opinions and positions of the neighbours during the process of talks.

Ahtisaari said that in the process of

SKOPJE, Nov 18 (AFP) - Granting Kosovo independence from Serbia could stir up separatist movements among ethnic Albanian minorities in other parts of the Balkans, analysts said ahead of the start of talks on the province's future status.

Some leaders in the fragile region, where ethnic tensions have led to a series of wars since 1991, fear another change of borders could provoke separatist demands by ethnic Albanian minorities in countries surrounding Kosovo.

"All Kosovo politicians, including

The two leaders shared the position during their meeting in Macedonia's capital city of Skopje where Berisha was paying a one- day visit to the country.

The solution must be done within the framework of recognizing the Balkans' existing international borders, including

SKOPJE, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 4 October 2005 - Ljubche Dimoska has come a long way since leaving a state-run institution for the disabled in The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It's not apparent just by looking at him, but a few words with his foster mother clarifies his remarkable journey. "When Ljupche first came to the family, he wasn't able to walk, he wasn't able to eat, he wasn't able to go to the bathroom by himself," says Vesna Dimoska. "Little by little, I taught him how to eat. He can now go

"We concluded that refugees must return to Kosovo, along with the assessment that the High Commissariat for Refugees should be engaged more intensively in the problem, since the Kosovo Government has no financial capacity to cover the costs for the return of these individuals", Minister Jakimovski said.

In Brief

This Information Bulletin provides an overview of Red Cross response to a summer of devastation across several countries in Europe, particularly floods in Central and Southern Europe as well as floods and forest fires in Western Europe.

Catalogue of devastation

Romania: The latest floods over

"The final transfer at the border with Albania marks the end of all military responsibility in internal security and an important step in the development of the police service," said Ambassador Carlos Pais, Head of the OSCE Mission.

"A key element of this transfer is that the new border police will be able to develop long-term relationships

This situation report is based on information provided by the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which is acting as the overall coordinator of the emergency situation.

Situation

1. On 4 August 2005, due to heavy rainfalls, two rivers that flow across the city of Kumanovo have flooded the area.

In Brief

Period covered: 1 July 2005 to 25 July 2005;

Original Appeal budget posted: CHF 2,260,818 (USD 1.73 million / EUR 1.44 million )

This figure - excluding core budget costs - is: CHF 1,800,925 (USD 1.79 million or EURO 1.46 million) The Revised