41.   Kerrey, D-Neb., is on a fact-finding mission in the former Yugoslavia and the Balkan region.

42.   Macedonian authorities have threatened to wipe out the rebels and end the insurgency, which many fear could spread to other Balkan regions.

43.   Nobody knows yet how much reconstructing Kosovo and stabilizing the Balkan region will cost.

44.   Najib said he and Safet also discussed developments in the Balkan region, including the war in Bosnia.

45.   Powell plans to visit the three Balkan regions the next day and is likely to meet with U.S. troops stationed in Kosovo and Bosnia.

46.   President Franjo Tudjman has often cited stable relations with Yugoslavia as a key to stability in the volatile Balkan region.

47.   Slocombe also reaffirmed U.S. stand that the stability in Macedonia is the key for the stability in the Balkan region.

48.   Some tour operators have already reported cancellations from tourists worried about the NATO attacks in the Balkan region.

49.   Speaking in parliament, Kostov expressed concern about uncertainty if peace talks in Paris end inconclusively and stressed the negative consequences of the conflict for the whole Balkan region.

50.   Taiwanese business leaders warn that unfamiliarity with Macedonia and the Balkan region, geographic distance and a slower economy at home make large-scale investments in Macedonia unlikely.