Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski gestures during an interview with Reuters in Skopje in this November 11, 2005 file photo. Buckovski was sentenced on Tuesday to three and a half years in jail after he was found guilty of abuse of power while serving as defence minister during an armed conflict in 2001. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski/Files (MACEDONIA) 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski gestures during an interview with Reuters in Skopje in this November 11, 2005 file photo. Buckovski was sentenced on Tuesday to three and a half years in jail after he was found guilty of abuse of power while serving as defence minister during an armed conflict in 2001. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski/Files (MACEDONIA) 

Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of the biggest ruling party SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia ) Vlado Buckovski casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Skopje July 5, 2006. 

Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of the biggest ruling party SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia ) Vlado Buckovski, his wife Aneta and son Viktor leave a poling station during parliamentary elections in Skopje July 5, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA) 

Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of the biggest ruling party SDSM (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia ) Vlado Buckovski casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Skopje July 5, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski(MACEDONIA) 

Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of the biggest ruling party SDSM (Social Democrats) Vlado Buckovski casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Skopje July 5, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski(MACEDONIA) 

Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of the biggest ruling party SDSM (Social Democrats) Vlado Buckovski casts his ballot during parliamentary elections in Skopje July 5, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski(MACEDONIA) 

Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of Macedonia's ruling party Social-Democratic Party (SDSM) Vlado Buckovski cheers during a convention ahead of Thursday's official start to election campaigning for new parliament members in Skopje June 14, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister and leader of Macedonia's ruling party, the Social-Democratic Party (SDSM), Vlado Buckovski cheers during a convention ahead of Thursday's official start to election campaigning for new parliament members in Skopje June 14, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R), who is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia, greets a Macedonian Turk boy next to Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (L) at the old bazaar in Skopje June 14, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA) 

Emine Erdogan, wife of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, puts a badge with Macedonian and Turkish flags on Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski's jacket at the entrance of the old bazaar in Skopje June 14, 2006. The Turkish prime minister is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA) 

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan leave after his meeting with Macedonian Prime minister Vlado Buckovski in Skopje June 13,2006. Erdogan is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (L) leaves after his meeting with Macedonian Prime minister Vlado Buckovski in Skopje June 13, 2006. Erdogan is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime minister Vlado Buckovski (R) welcomes his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Skopje June 13, 2006.Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) talk with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during a news conference in Skopje June 13, 2006. Erdogan is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) reviews an honour guard with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia, in Skopje June 13, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) and NATO Secretary-General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, who is on a one-day official visit to Macedonia, attend a news conference in Skopje June 12, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA) 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) reviews an honor guard with NATO Secretary-General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, who is on a one-day official visit to Macedonia, in Skopje June 12, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski (MACEDONIA) 

Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Kosovo, Soren Jessen Petersen (L), and Prime Minister of Macedonia Vlado Buckovski (R) arrive for a news conference in Skopje on June 7,2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Kosovo, Soren Jessen Petersen (L), and Prime Minister of Macedonia Vlado Buckovski (R) arrive for a news conference in Skopje June 7, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (front L) and his Bulgarian counterpart Sergei Stanishev (front R) mark the beginning of construction of an electric interconnection between Macedonia and Bulgaria in Kriva Palanka June 3, 2006. The 400 kV electric interconnection between Stip, Macedonia and Chervena Mogila, Bulgaria will provide a new base for the economic relations between the two countries. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (L) welcomes his Bulgarian counterpart Sergei Stanishev (2nd L) in Skopje June 3, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) and Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev review honour guards in Skopje June 3, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) and Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev review honour guards in Skopje June 3, 2006. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader (R) and his Macedonian counterpart Vlado Buckovski stand in front of a Mother Theresa monument in Skopje May 22, 2006. Sanader arrived in Macedonia for a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Petr Stojanovski 

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader (R) is welcomed by his Macedonian counterpart Vlado Buckovski in Skopje May 22, 2006. Sanader arrived in Macedonia for a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Petr Stojanovski 

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader (C) and his Macedonian counterpart Vlado Buckovski (R) review the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Skopje May 22, 2006. Sanader arrived in Macedonia for a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Petr Stojanovski 

(L-R) Prime Ministers of Albania Sali Berisha, Croatia Ivo Sanader and Macedonia Vlado Buckovski, take a stroll down the central street in the southern Croatian tourist centre of Dubrovnik May 7, 2006. Cheney lent U.S. support on Sunday to three Balkan nations seeking to join NATO and the European Union as he wrapped up a tour of ex-communist states dominated by his criticism of Russia. REUTERS/Matko Biljak 

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (2nd L) sits at the table with Prime Ministers of Albania Sali Berisha (opposite Sanader), Macedonia Vlado Buckovski (opposite Cheney) and Croatia Ivo Sanader (2nd R in red tie) during a meeting with three Balkan NATO candidates in Dubrovnik May 7, 2006. Cheney lent U.S. support on Sunday to three Balkan nations seeking to join NATO and the European Union as he wrapped up a tour of ex-communist states dominated by his criticism of Russia. REUTERS/Damir Sencar 

(L-R) Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, stand during the Adriatic Charter meeting in Dubrovnik May 7, 2006. Cheney lent U.S. support on Sunday to three Balkan nations seeking to join NATO and the European Union as he wrapped up a tour of ex-communist states dominated by his criticism of Russia. REUTERS/Damir Sencar 

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (2nd L), Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha (L), Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader (2nd R) and Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R), prepare for a photograph before a meeting of Adriatic leaders in Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 7, 2006. Cheney pledged support on Saturday for Croatia's bid to join NATO and the European Union. REUTERS/Shawn Thew/Pool 

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (C), advisor John Hannah (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Ralph Frank (R) participate in a meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha in Dubrovnik, Croatia May 7, 2006. REUTERS/Shawn Thew 

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha during a meeting of Adriatic leaders in Dubrovnik, Croatia May 7, 2006. REUTERS/Shawn Thew 

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (2nd L), Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha (L), Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader (2nd R) and Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R), pose for a photo before a meeting of Adriatic leaders in Dubrovnik, Croatia May 7, 2006. REUTERS/Shawn Thew/Pool 

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha during a meeting of Adriatic leaders in Dubrovnik, Croatia May 7, 2006. REUTERS/Shawn Thew 

Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku (L) pauses during a news conference with his Macedonian counterpart Vlado Buckovski in Skopje May 5,2006. Ceku is on a one-day official visit to meet with Macedonian officials. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku (L) arrives at a news conference with his Macedonian counterpart Vlado Buckovski in Skopje May 5, 2006. Ceku is on a one-day official visit to meet with Macedonian officials. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) speaks next to Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski(C) and Commissioner Olli Rehn (L) during a news conference in Skopje February 17, 2006. The tour of Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Bosnia is Barroso's first official visit to the region and precedes a key March 10 assessment by EU foreign ministers of the pace of political and economic reforms there. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) speaks next to Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski(C) and Commissioner Olli Rehn (L) during a news conference in Skopje February 17, 2006. The tour of Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Bosnia is Barroso's first official visit to the region and precedes a key March 10 assessment by EU foreign ministers of the pace of political and economic reforms there. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Members of Macedonian government from (L-R) Deputy Prime Mister Radmila Secerinska, Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski and Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitrva walk at Skopje square with EU representative in Macedonia Ervan Fuere (L) December 17,2005. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Members of Macedonian government Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva (2nd R) and deputy Prime Mister Radmila Secerinska (L) toast with EU representative in Macedonia Ervan Fuere (C) in Skopje December 17,2005. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski addresses citizens during the celebrations at Skopje square December 17, 2005. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Members of Macedonian government Deputy Prime Mister Radmila Secerinska (2L), Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (3L) and Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitrva (2R) walk in Skopje square with EU representative in Macedonia Ervan Fuere (R) in Skopje on December 17,2005. Macedonia hailed Saturday's EU decision to make it a candidate for membership but promised patience as the bloc grapples with its eastward expansion. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Members of Macedonian government Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (2R), Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva (R) and deputy Prime Mister Radmila Secerinska (L) cheer with EU representative in Macedonia Ervan Fuere in Skopje on December 17, 2005. Macedonia hailed Saturday's EU decision to make it a candidate for membership but promised patience as the bloc grapples with its eastward expansion. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski addresses citizens during the celebrations at Skopje square December 17, 2005. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski is backdropped by the Western Wall, Judiasm's holiest prayer site, and the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa compound, Islam's third holiest site, during his visit to the Old City of Jerusalem December 13, 2005. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski visits the Western Wall, Judiasm's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City on December 13, 2005. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski touches the Western Wall, Judiasm's holiest prayer site, during his visit to the Old City of Jerusalem December 13, 2005. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (centre L in) is escorted by his bodyguards and Israeli border police officers during his visit to the Western Wall, Judiasm's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City December 13, 2005. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski observes a moment of silence as he stands beside the eternal flame, commemorating the six million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust, during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem December 12, 2005. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski lays a wreath at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem December 12, 2005. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski looks at pictures of people killed in the Nazi Holocaust during his visit to the Hall of Names in the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem December 12, 2005. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski observes a moment of silence as he stands beside the eternal flame, commemorating the six million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust, during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem December 12, 2005. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte 

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looks on during a meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (not pictured) in Jerusalem December 12, 2005. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (L) after their meeting in Jerusalem December 12, 2005. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (R) speaks to journalists while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon listens during their meeting in Jerusalem December 12, 2005. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte 

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa (R) inspect a guard of honour with Macedonian counterpart Vlado Buckovski at the beginning of his two-day long official visit in Ljubljana November 17, 2005. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski gestures during an interview with Reuters in Skopje November 11, 2005. Serbia's disputed southern province of Kosovo is likely heading for a form of independence in a U.N. mediated negotiations about to begin, Buckovski told Reuters on Friday. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski gestures during an interview with Reuters in Skopje November 11, 2005. Serbia's disputed southern province of Kosovo is likely heading for a form of independence in a UN mediated negotiations about to begin, Buckovski said on Friday. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski gestures during an interview with Reuters in Skopje November 11, 2005. Serbia's disputed southern province of Kosovo is likely heading for a form of independence in a U.N.-mediated negotiations about to begin, Buckovski told Reuters on Friday. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski