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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 07/04
Macedonia's Name: Why the Dispute Matters and How to Resolve It
December 10, 2001
Abstract
On 16 November 2001, Macedonia's parliament passed a set of constitutional amendments that were agreed in August, when Macedonian and Albanian minority leaders signed the Ohrid Framework Agreement. Later that day, President Trajkovski clarified the terms of an amnesty for Albanian rebels, in line with international requests.
These positive moves have breathed new life into the Framework Agreement. But they do not put it beyond risk, or take Macedonia itself out of danger. A powerful faction in government still opposes the agreed reforms, and will resist their implementation. Ordinary Macedonians deeply resent the way the Framework Agreement was reached and remain suspicious of the international community's entire role. This provides a serious obstacle to the reform process, and a valid grievance for the anti-reform camp to exploit.
