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Macedonia Criticizes
Albania over the 2001 Census
MAKFAX, April 11, 2001
Macedonian Government has
criticized Albanian authorities Wednesday for rejecting ethnic minority
demands in that country to have "special graph" on the census forms.
"We deeply regret that Albania failed to meet the democratic principles by
rejecting the ethnic minority (Greek and Macedonian) demands to have
special graph on the census forms", said Macedonian Government Spokesman
Antonio Milososki to the press Wednesday. He added that Macedonian
Government has supported the idea for comparative analyses" to be prepared
about the status of Macedonian ethnic minority in the neighboring
countries.
"The Government is supporting the initiative a special document to be
issued on this question".
Skopje and Tirana disputed the number of ethnic Macedonians in Albania.
The Government in Tirana claims there are about 5,000 Macedonians in the
country, while Macedonia's officials claim there are roughly 350,000
ethnic Macedonians in Albania with poor human rights.
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