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The Unlikely Pacifist.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Only two months ago, NATO called him a terrorist. Now Ali Ahmeti, the political leader of the Macedonian National Liberation Army (NLA), garners praise from Western diplomats as a reliable partner for peace. As one observer put it, he "has the potential to be the Albanian Gerry Adams." Last Wednesday, the soft-spoken 42-year-old met with NEWSWEEK's Juliette Terzieff and Rod Nordland at his mountaintop command center in the village of Sipkovica, outside Tetovo, Macedonia. Excerpts:
NEWSWEEK: Now that you've turned more than 1,100 weapons over to NATO, do you expect the Macedonian Parliament to live up to its end of the peace agreement and pass new reforms?
AHMETI: On our side, we're satisfied everything is going the way we planned. The cooperation between NATO and the NLA is really at a high level. [The government's action] doesn't depend on us. We will do our duty to the international community.
Will the NLA really give up all of its weapons?
We will definitely give up every weapon we have. We have faith in the obedience of our soldiers. I really don't believe any Albanian should have weapons because we will have democracy.
Haven't you kept some reserves in case the peace process falls apart?
Yes, we have "reserves": they're the guarantees from NATO, the European Union and the United States that this process will stabilize the situation. I really don't think the peace process will fail.
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