The alternative to peace is war, which will expose everyone to mass casualties, misery and a loss of perspective for many years to come.

You gave me a mandate for peace and tranquility, not war,

We don't need NATO to stay on as guarantor for peace,

Never underestimate or mock peace.

We have to develop an isolation strategy, which will be combined political means and military means, ... But first of all we are rather close to the political isolation and we are happy that the international community and all friends and allies have supported us and we're seeing an overall condemnation of these people.

Remember all those references to Macedonia as the oasis of peace in the Balkans. You only really appreciate it when you have lost it.