81.   The tribal dispute has national implications.

82.   Opposition Senator Aquilino Pimentel said sessions would continue until Thursday, and opposition Senator Sergio Osmena said that the dispute might have to be settled by the Supreme Court.

83.   Opposition Senator Sergio Osmena said that the dispute might have to be settled by the Supreme Court.

84.   The dispute could have repercussions later this month when Westerwelle travels to Israel at the invitation of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

85.   The dispute would therefore have to be pursued through the World Trade Conference, the statement added.

86.   The disputes have their roots in tension between the two churches which erupted in the post-communist era in the former Soviet empire.

87.   The dispute has yet to be resolved, and in the meantime Athens refuses to recognize Skopje.