Weapons dispute threatens Macedonia mission

A disagreement over weapons in Macedonia has delayed NATO’s mission to help disarm the ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army.

Weapons dispute threatens Macedonia mission

A disagreement over weapons in Macedonia has delayed NATO’s mission to help disarm the ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army.

The Macedonian Government claims the rebel army has 85,000 weapons, but the guerrillas have said they only have 2,000. NATO has now asked both sides to reach a deal before the weekend to enable Western troops to collect voluntarily disarmed weapons next week.

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