I am convinced he will back down. We must also be prepared to make clear that President Clinton has available all necessary means to carry out our mission against Serbian military and security forces. The Governments of Macedonia and Albania. together with international private relief organizations. have been confronted with a sea of refugees and are ill equipped to cope with this problem. International relief efforts to provide food. clothing. shelter. and medicines to the stillgrowing refugee community must continueand on an expedited basis. I might add. The United Nations. and specifically the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. must dramatically step up their efforts to respond to the refugee crisis in Albania and Macedonia. It is also important to say a few words about the Governments of Albania and Macedonia. These are both poor countries that have been confronted with a situation even a wealthy nation like the United States would find difficult to cope with. While there have been some bumps along the road. I would like the Governments and the peoples of Macedonia and Albania to know that we in the United States appreciate deeply what they are trying to do to assist the Kosovar refugees and we recognize that they need substantial economic assistance to help them cope with this situation. Macedonia and Albania should receive. in my view. bilateral and multilateral economic assistance including IMF assistance. debt relief in the form of debt forgiveness. trade assistance. in order to address warrelated economic dislocation in both countries. The hundred or so refugees with whom I spoke made it clear that they want to return to their home in Kosovo rather than be relocated throughout the globe. They also expressed deep appreciation of the international community. and specifically the United States. in endeavoring to accomplish certain goals on their behalf. It does not go unnoticed by them that the United States. once again. is standing up for those who have been treated as poorly as these people have.
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