VLADIMIR POUTINE PREOCCUPE BY THE SITUATION WHICH PREVAUT A BORDER
SEPARANT THE MACEDOINE OF THE YUGOSLAV PROVINCE OF THE KOSOVO









MOSCOW, March 5.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  Vladimir Poutine is
preoccupe by the situation which prevaut has the border between
Mecedoine and the Yugoslav province of Kosovo and calls the world
community has to take urgent measures not to lose the control of the
economic situation.  As well as the president said at the time of a
conference held in the Kremlin with members of the government, "
negative processes take place in Mecedoine and we had warned against
them ".

Vladimir Poutine A explains that after the withdrawal of the Yugoslav
armee a " military vacuum " east is constituted and of the forces
extremists are installees there ".  According to remarks' of the
Russian president, the statute of the force of international peace
(KFOR) is not has same to be opposed to it.

" What is master key on our premises in Tchetchenie after 1996 occurs
now in Kosovo or one assists has an accumulation of a potential
extremist and has his reflections beyond the borders of Kosovo ", A
declares the president Russian.

Vladimir Poutine also has advertisement that Sunday evening it had
examines with the president macedonien, Boris Trajkovski, the
situation which prevalait in Balkans.