New cease-fire agreed in Macedonia

The Macedonian and Albanian side announced an agreement on 25 July to stop the renewed fighting which has shattered the ceasefire agreement with NATO of 5 July. NATO Secretary General George Robertson and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana are visiting Skopje on Thursday, 26 July, in a fresh bid to revive the peace process.

The Macedonian and Albanian side announced an agreement on 25 July to stop the renewed fighting which has shattered the ceasefire agreement with NATO of 5 July. NATO Secretary General George Robertson and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana are visiting Skopje on Thursday, 26 July, in a fresh bid to revive the peace process.