Hi,
Was at a relatives BBQ last night and the new neighbour came around. Very interesting person who had lived in the UK, Greece and various Balkan nations.
As the conversation progressed we discussed his military background, that he lived in Warrington in the UK and the large military logistics base where he did a lot of business. I started questioning his line of work in the UK and Balkans and told me he was employed by the British military and worked on assignment in Kosovo but couldnt really discuss it further, even though he retired.
To cut a long story short, the topic conversation got on to the border of Kosovo and R Macedonia where he spent a lot of his time. Was extremely suprised to tell me there is a huge Hellenic base that patrols the common border and was established during the Albanian insurgency.
As it turns out he said that Serbia and R Macedonia ONLY trusts the Hellenic government and went against American/UK wishes to have a UK patrol in that particular region and the government of the time requested a Hellenic presence. He mentioned there are UK/US bases further back in Kosovo but the R Macedonian government trusts Greece in terms of not wanting expansion of its borders and to act in their interests.
There was so much information that he divulged as the alcohol started to flow, things about the plutonium mines in Kosovo and not to believe the R Macedonians negative stance on the Hellenic republic as we are the only neighbour that is not eyeing off border changes. He also mentioned federalisation and American interests in the region.
Dont want to get flack here, but am just posting as a matter of interest.
Was at a relatives BBQ last night and the new neighbour came around. Very interesting person who had lived in the UK, Greece and various Balkan nations.
As the conversation progressed we discussed his military background, that he lived in Warrington in the UK and the large military logistics base where he did a lot of business. I started questioning his line of work in the UK and Balkans and told me he was employed by the British military and worked on assignment in Kosovo but couldnt really discuss it further, even though he retired.
To cut a long story short, the topic conversation got on to the border of Kosovo and R Macedonia where he spent a lot of his time. Was extremely suprised to tell me there is a huge Hellenic base that patrols the common border and was established during the Albanian insurgency.
As it turns out he said that Serbia and R Macedonia ONLY trusts the Hellenic government and went against American/UK wishes to have a UK patrol in that particular region and the government of the time requested a Hellenic presence. He mentioned there are UK/US bases further back in Kosovo but the R Macedonian government trusts Greece in terms of not wanting expansion of its borders and to act in their interests.
There was so much information that he divulged as the alcohol started to flow, things about the plutonium mines in Kosovo and not to believe the R Macedonians negative stance on the Hellenic republic as we are the only neighbour that is not eyeing off border changes. He also mentioned federalisation and American interests in the region.
Dont want to get flack here, but am just posting as a matter of interest.
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