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Serbia Today 96-01-15
From: ddc@nyquist.bellcore.com (D.D. Chukurov)
Serbia Today
15 January 1996
In This Edition
NEW TIME LIMIT REQUESTED
306 PRISONERS CROSSED INTO THE FR OF YUGOSLAVIA
LOOTED AND STARVED
EXPORTS TO GUIDE ECONOMY
CONTENTS
[01] MISSION OF PEACE
[02] CLINTON TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF BOSNIAN SERBS
[03] MILOSEVIC: NO REASON FOR SARAJEVO SERBS TO LEAVE THEIR CITY
[04] STRENGTHENING OF PEACE
[05] NEW TIME LIMIT REQUESTED
[06] ALL ROADS LEADING TO BELGRADE
[07] 306 IMPRISONED SERBS CROSSED INTO THE FR OF YUGOSLAVIA
[08] AID TO YUGOSLAVIA SHOULD NOT BE REDUCED
[09] BOSNIA - TESTING GROUND FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT
[10] GERMANY ACCUSES 'CROAT GANGS'
[11] CROATS DESTROYING AND BURNING DOWN MUSLIM HOUSES
[12] TUDJMAN GUILTY FOR MOSTAR
[13] LOOTED AND STARVED
[14] EXPORTS TO GUIDE ECONOMY
[15] CONTACTS ARE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
[16] TOMIC RECEIVES TUMANOV
[17] RELATIONS AT THE AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL ARE FORTHCOMING
[18] UNIFIED SERBIAN SOCIETIES IN SLOVENIA
[01] MISSION OF PEACE
During his flight over the Balkans, The U.S. President Bill
Clinton telephoned President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic.
Presidents Clinton and Milosevic during their talk expressed
pleasure because of the progress in the implementation of the
peace agreement and mutual cooperation. Mutual readiness was
expressed to work together on successful completion of the
process of stabilization in the region. (Politika, January
14, 1996)
[02] CLINTON TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF BOSNIAN SERBS
The U.S. President Bill Clinton had talks on Saturday in
Tuzla with the representatives of the Bosnian Serbs, reports
the France Press news agency. In a three-member delegation of
Serbs were Metropolitan of Dabar Bosnia Nikolaj, lord mayor
of Banja Luka Predrag Radic and president of the assembly of
the municipality of Ilidza Nedeljko Prstojevic. (Politika,
January 14, 1996)
[03] MILOSEVIC: NO REASON FOR SARAJEVO SERBS TO LEAVE THEIR CITY
President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic received on Friday
Maksim Stanisic, president of the executive board of Serbian
Sarajevo. Stanisic informed him of the problems encountered
by the citizens of these areas, and the talks with Carl Bildt
and other representatives of the international community,
engaged in the implementation of the Peace Agreement on
Bosnia.
During the talks the support was emphasized of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia for full protection of human, civic
and national rights of all citizens, both in the Republic of
Srpska and in the Muslim-Croat Federation. Dayton Agreement
is guaranteeing the rights of all citizens on the basis of
the principle of non-discrimination. Therefore, the very
implementation of the Agreement is the answer to the problems
which are now present and there is no reason for Serbs from
Sarajevo to leave this city. They should not be misled by the
irresponsible statements by certain local politicians, but
should have full confidence in the overall peace solution,
because it is both protecting and affirming their interests,
said President Milosevic. (Politika, Borba, January 13, 1996)
[04] STRENGTHENING OF PEACE
President of the Republic of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic
received the NATO Secretary General Xavier Solana and the
Commander-in-Chief of the NATO forces in Europe General
George Joulwan. In the focus of attention was the actual
implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia, and the
political situation in the region. It was the joint view that
stationing of the IFOR in Bosnia- Herzegovina has started
successfully the process of strengthening of peace,
normalization of life and stabilization of political
situation in this area, which includes creating conditions
for its accelerated reconstruction and revival. It was
underlined that consistent upholding of the Peace Agreement
should mostly contribute to the elimination of long time
tensions and re- establishment of normal atmosphere for life
and communication of citizens. Both the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the NATO member-countries will continue to
this end to invest all their efforts, it was stated during
the talks. The talks were also attended by the Yugoslav
Minister of Foreign Affairs Milan Milutinovic. (Vecernje
novosti, January 13, 1996)
[05] NEW TIME LIMIT REQUESTED
President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska
Momcilo Krajisnik requested yesterday from the NATO Secretary
General Xavier Solana, an extension of the time limit for
implementation of the Peace Agreement in the region of
Sarajevo. During the meeting in Lukavica, which was attended
also by General George Joulwan Commander of NATO for Europe
and Admiral Leighton Smit Commander of IFOR for former
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Krajisnik underlined that extension of
the time limit is necessary so that a political solution may
be found, accommodation provided for those who would
eventually wish to leave, and establish "any confidence
whatsoever". Krajisnik warned that "population of Serbian
Sarajevo does not trust the invitation of the international
community, without firm guarantees to remain in the city",
and underlined that Solana and Carl Bildt have promised to do
their utmost for Serbs not to leave their parts of town.
(Vecernje novosti, January 13, 1996)
[06] ALL ROADS LEADING TO BELGRADE
The list of names of those with whom the President of Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic is meeting at present is such that it
beyond any doubt manifests his political importance in the
implementation of the process commenced by sending of the
IFOR to Bosnia - writes the leading Brussels daily "Le Soir",
in an analysis by its expert for former Yugoslavia and the
Balkan crisis, Edward Van Veltem.
Although Bill Clinton during his trip to Bosnia circumvented
Belgrade, concentration of his envoys these days with
Milosevic clearly speaks that Serbian capital is the center
of attention of the United States - writes the Brussels
newspaper close to the sources of European Union and NATO.
According to the analyst of "Le Soir", the visit of the chief
of Croat diplomacy Mate Granic to Belgrade and the announced
exchange of visits of the chiefs of diplomacy of Yugoslavia
and the government in Sarajevo, are showing that Belgrade is
holding in its hands the strings of regional rapprochement,
which in the view of the EU is necessary in order to return
real peace to former Yugoslavia. To this end, says "Le Soir",
speaks also the support to the territorial integrity of
Serbia in respect to the separatist tendencies in Kosovo.
(Vecernje novosti, January 14, 1996)
[07] 306 IMPRISONED SERBS CROSSED INTO THE FR OF YUGOSLAVIA
According to the Red Cross data, on three occasions during
the past few days 306 Serbs have crossed into the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (mostly from Banija, Kordun and Lika),
who were detained in the prison camp in Gasinci near Djakovo.
How many of those pardoned have decided to remain in Croatia
will be known on Monday, and the Croat authorities have
reported that it is 145 persons. (Vecernje novosti, January
14, 1996)
[08] AID TO YUGOSLAVIA SHOULD NOT BE REDUCED
Representatives of the Commissariat for Refugees of Serbia,
Commissariat for Displaced Persons of Montenegro and Yugoslav
Organization of the Red Cross have concluded at their meeting
in Belgrade that the international humanitarian organizations
must be warned not to reduce aid to the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia until the end of this year, because this year will
be even more difficult than the previous one and aid,
especially is needed for the families who have accepted
refugees. (Politika, January 13, 1996)
[09] BOSNIA - TESTING GROUND FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT
Implementation of the peace agreement and NATO operations in
Bosnia- Herzegovina are being used by the USA for testing and
trials of the new military equipment, claims the London
"Independent" in its January 13th's issue. Bosnia should be
one of the most important references in the expected sales of
this equipment, which has not as yet entered the combat
potential of any country in the world. Experiences from the
NATO operations in Bosnia are expected to the a decisive
recommendation for such purchases. (Politika, January 14,
1996)
[10] GERMANY ACCUSES 'CROAT GANGS'
German Minister of Foreign Affairs Klaus Kinkel requested
yesterday in Mostar from the Croat side to stop placing in
jeopardy the federation with Muslims. For the latest armed
conflicts between the Croat and Muslim forces in Mostar,
German side has officially accused "Croat gangs", reports
from Mostar German news agency DPA. (Politika, January 15,
1996)
[11] CROATS DESTROYING AND BURNING DOWN MUSLIM HOUSES
Soldiers of the Croat Defense Council have started in the
area of Stolac systematically to destroy and burn down houses
into which the exiled Muslims were to return, reports the
Muslim Radio Sarajevo. In the area of Stolac before the war
some 8,000 Muslims were living, and only 17 of them now
remained, mostly aged. (Politika, January 15, 1996)
[12] TUDJMAN GUILTY FOR MOSTAR
Croat President Franjo Tudjman is the most responsible for
the situation in Mostar - stated yesterday in Rome the
Italian Foreign Minister Susana Agnelli, after her talk with
the European Administrator of this city Hans Koshnik. "It is
my opinion that the Croat President Tudjman must take
responsibility for what is happening in Mostar, where over
the past days there were serious incidents between Croats and
Muslims", said Minister Agnelli. (Vecernje novosti, January
14, 1996)
[13] LOOTED AND STARVED
Representatives of the Serbian Democratic Forum in Zagreb
have expressed their satisfaction because of the visit of the
Croat Minister of Foreign Affairs Mate Granic to Belgrade,
but have also warned that armed individuals are still
plundering the property of Serbs who have remained in
Krajina. Representatives of the Forum have pointed out that
those few Serbs who have remained in Krajina are living in
very difficult conditions. At the press conference in Zagreb,
it was said that devastated villages because of snowfalls are
now cut off from the world, that there is no electricity
there and neither food and that many persons are starving,
Tanjug reports. Secretary General of the Serbian Democratic
Forum Veljko Dzakula has called upon the Croat authorities to
stop with discrimination of Serbs and to make it possible for
them to find employment and a dignified life, because as he
said, that would help exiled Serbs to return in greater
numbers. Milorad Pupovac, member of the Serbian Democratic
Forum, warned that in Croatia traditional name of the town of
Srpska Moravica is being deleted and that in the official
document now only Moravica is written. In this way, says
Pupovac, the attempt is made for erasing every trace of the
Serbian name in Croatia. (Vecernje novosti, January 14, 1996)
[14] EXPORTS TO GUIDE ECONOMY
Federal Prime Minister Radoje Kontic stated for Tanjug that
the main objectives of the economic policy of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia for 1996 are the price and currency
stability and dynamization of production and exports, where
the exports must be the backbone of economic activities.
Kontic said that suspension of sanctions is opening very
broad areas for strengthening of domestic economic activities
and underlined that Yugoslav economy has all the
prerequisites for fast and dynamic integration in the world
market. While underlining the intentions for full opening
towards the foreign market, Kontic said that the orientation
of the Federal Government is for the economic dynamics to be
primarily based on export demand, because it is the estimate
that domestic demand under present circumstances can not be
the generator of strengthening for economic activities. The
component part of this new concept of the Federal Government
policy is liberalization of the system and regime of economic
relations with foreign countries, the policy of sound
currency i.e. convertibility of dinar, the policy of free
prices and wages and free formation of active and passive
interest rates, said the Federal Prime Minister. (Vecernje
novosti, January 15, 1996)
[15] CONTACTS ARE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the World Trade
Organization are establishing contacts and are starting to
discuss and solve the question of the Yugoslav participation
and membership, i.e. Yugoslav admission to this powerful
organization.
World Trade Organization is the successor of GATT and
Yugoslavia is the contractual party of GATT ever since the
year 1966 and the signatory of a number of appurtenant
agreements. However, in the year 1993, GATT Association
excluded Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from the work of this
institution. Thus it was not made possible for the FR of
Yugoslavia to participate in the last and most important
phase which means that Yugoslavia is now not having the
status of the contracting party to the Final Act. Therefore,
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia must regulate its membership
in the World Trade Organization through direct contacts with
this organization. (Politika, January 15, 1996)
[16] TOMIC RECEIVES TUMANOV
President of the National Assembly of Serbia Dragan Tomic
received on Friday delegation of the Constitutional Court of
the Russian Federation, headed by Vladimir Tumanov, and
discussed the importance of signing of the peace agreement on
former Bosnia-Herzegovina and the significant role played by
the Russian Federation in the achievement of peace in these
area. (Borba, January 13, 1996)
[17] RELATIONS AT THE AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL ARE FORTHCOMING
Charge d'affaires of the French Embassy in Belgrade Gabriel
Keller in his statement this Saturday for Radio Kragujevac
said that France will probably be the first country which
will elevate its relations with the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia to the level of ambassadors. French diplomate
specified that FR of Yugoslavia has fulfilled all conditions
for its reintegration into the international community and
that also covers normalization of diplomatic relations with
Belgrade. (Politika, January 15, 1996)
[18] UNIFIED SERBIAN SOCIETIES IN SLOVENIA
Serbs in Slovenia have unified all of their eight societies.
In future they will act together in the realization and
protection of their national, religious, cultural and other
interests in this former Yugoslav republic. (Politika,
January 14, 1996)
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