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President
Crvenkovski
addresses
UN
General
Assembly
 Macedonian
Information
Agency
(Sep
27,
2004) (MIA)
- In
the
address
at
the
General
Debate
within
the
59th
session
of
UN
General
Assembly,
Macedonian
President
Branko
Crvenkovski
emphasized
that
the
principle
of
rule
of
law
and
efficient
respect
of
human
rights
were
the
best
prevention
from
conflicts
for
Macedonia,
but
also
preconditions
for
peace
and
prosperity.
"Today,
we
are
increasingly
aware
of
the
need
to
nurture
and
respect
multiculturalism
as
a
precondition
to
the
development
of
a
secure
and
harmonized
world.
In
this
respect,
utmost
efforts
should
be
done
in
mutual
approach,
understanding
and
in
respecting
differences.
The
Republic
of
Macedonia
is
deeply
convinced
in
these
principals
and
follows
them
strictly
in
its
continued
practice",
Crvenkovski
said.
He
added
that
the
Republic
of
Macedonia
would
propose
the
adoption
of
the
Resolution
on
good-neighborliness,
stability
and
development
in
South
Eastern
Europe
by
the
General
Assembly.
"Despite
the
considerable
progress
on
the
level
of
stabilization
and
improved
security
in
the
region,
all
sources
of
potential
instability
have
not
been
eliminated.
We
strongly
believe
that
the
process
of
accelerated
integration
of
the
region
in
the
EU
and
NATO
will
undermine
existing
threats
on
national
and
regional
level",
Crvenkovski
stated.
He
appealed
to
Iraqi
authorities
to
do
everything
for
the
successful
finding
of
the
three
missing
Macedonian
citizens
in
that
country.
Regarding
Kosovo's
status
and
situation,
President
Crvenkovski
pointed
out
that
Macedonia
supported
UN's
policy
of
"standards
before
status".
"We
expect
very
soon
to
start
the
process
of
demarcation
of
the
border
line
in
the
section
with
Kosovo.
Speaking
about
Kosovo,
I
would
like
to
emphasize
the
fact
that
any
decision
on
the
future
status
must
not
result
with
the
destabilization
of
the
region",
he
said.
Referring
to
situation
in
Macedonia,
President
Crvenkovski
said
that
the
society
prepared
for
an
accelerated
integration
in
the
European
Union,
while
most
of
the
legal
regulations
resulting
from
the
constitutional
changes
deriving
from
the
Framework
Agreement
have
already
been
adopted.
"Nevertheless,
one
of
the
main
issues
pertaining
to
the
decentralization
-
the
territorial
reorganization
-
can
represent
a
challenge
in
view
of
the
upcoming
referendum,
as
the
highest
democratic
act,
giving
the
possibility
to
the
citizens
to
express
their
opinion
on
the
concept
offered
by
the
Government",
Crvenkovski
emphasized.
In
his
address
at
the
General
Debate
within
the
59th
session
of
UN
General
Assembly,
Crvenkovski
said
that
Macedonia's
experience
showed
that
dialogue
was
the
only
way
for
resolution
of
world
threats.
"World
is
facing
a
range
of
challenges
and
threats,
but
our
experience
so
far
has
proven
that
multilateral
approach
in
overcoming
threats
over
international
peace
and
security
has
no
alternative,
and
that
dialogue
remains
the
most
valuable
and
powerful
instrument
in
our
endeavors
to
create
a
different
and
safer
world",
Crvenkovski
concluded.
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