RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 4, No. 235, Part II, 6 December 2000
MACEDONIA'S 'TAIWAN EXPERIMENT' ABOUT TO END? The government
of Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski may reconsider its
diplomatic ties with Taiwan following the recent departure of
the Democratic Alternative and its leader, Vasil Tupurkovski,
from the governing coalition (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 1
December 2000). Tupurkovski was the politician most
responsible for Skopje's decision in 1999 to switch relations
from Beijing to Taipei. The Liberal Party, which recently
joined Georgievski's coalition, is anxious to restore ties to
Beijing, the Makfaks news agency reported on 5 December.
Tupurkovski hoped for massive investments from Taiwan, which
failed to materialize. PM
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