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Village where Slavs and ethnic Albanians live in harmony

(19 Aug 2001) 1. Pan across Sisevo village 2. Two men walking down the street in the ethnic Albanian part of the village 3. Close of minaret of mosque 4. Ethnic Albanian woman walking down the street with a baby 5. Horse and cart on the road 6. SOUNDBITE: (Macedonian) Emin Alija, Ethnic Albanian villager (please note that even though Alija is an ethnic Albanian, he spoke in Macedonian) "I believe that they (NATO soldiers) are coming with the goal to disarm paramilitary troops. And I think that they will succeed and I believe that the incidents will stop an the cease fire will hold." 7. Church in the Macedonian part of the village 8. General view of Macedonian house 9. Two women talking 10. Woman hanging chili peppers out to dry 11. Cows on the road 12. Two boys fishing in stream 13. SOUNDBITE: (Macedonian) Blagoje Jovcevski, Macedonian villager "NATO will help but they are very nervous people. If a terrorist fires only one bullet they will be afraid. They should help but they should be persistent and they should close the border with Kosovo so that the weapons can not cross into Macedonia. They should be persistent because if they are lenient they will do no good here." 14. Village coffee shop 15. Villagers Blagoje and Emin drinking coffee together 16. Close up of cup 17. Wide shot of the coffee shop STORYLINE: There are concerns in Macedonia that months of conflict have done irreversible damage to the country's inter-ethnic relations. Both local inhabitants and humanitarian observers say that in areas particularly affected by fighting the two communities may be unable to live with each other again. Mixed villages like this one on the outskirts of the capital Skopje are becoming increasingly rare in Macedonia. Here in Sisevo, ethnic Albanian and Macedonian villagers have been living side by side in relative harmony for years. Recent events have threatened to upset this mutual tolerance, but so far calm has prevailed. Ethnic Albanian rebels have been fighting government security forces since February. The rebels say they have been fighting for more rights, but their advances have infuriated Macedonians, who say they simply want their own state. As the crisis escalated, neighbours in mixed villages like this became suspicious of one another. Then when rebel advances pushed out Macedonian residents living in villages near the country's second-largest city, Tetovo, simmering anxiety was often transformed into outright hostility. Macedonians rioted in the country's capital, Skopje, and other cities, destroying mosques and ethnic Albanian businesses. But as the crisis grew ever more strained, the people of Sisevo have vowed not to become divided along ethnic lines. Both sides are determined to remain integrated and to keep their village intact. As NATO troops prepare for the first step of their peace keeping mission- to determine whether the country is stable enough to start an effort to collect rebel weapons- villagers here are optimistic their presence will be effective. But they warn that NATO must stand firm against the rebels, and stop the flow of arms from Kosovo. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...