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DATE: FRIDAY, February 18, 1994                   TAG: 9402180142
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: ATHENS, GREECE                                LENGTH: Short

GREECE CUTS OFF MACEDONIAN TRADE

Greece forged ahead in its fight with Macedonia on Thursday, closing the former Yugoslav republic's main trade route and drawing angry protests from their partners in the European Union.

EU officials criticized Greece for acting without consulting the trade bloc nations, which agreed last year to cooperate in developing a common foreign policy.

Premier Andreas Papandreou, furious over Western diplomatic recognition for Macedonia, ordered Wednesday that the northern port of Salonica be closed to all goods bound for landlocked Macedonia, except for food and medicine.

Greece contends Macedonia's name and national symbols are historically Greek and thus imply a desire to control the northern Greek province called Macedonia. Greece is trying to pressure its neighbor to change its name and guarantee it will not make claims on Greek territory.

by CNB