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Serbia Today, 96-12-18
CONTENTS
[01] MOSCOW RESPONDS TO CRITICISM BY ONE PART OF SERBIAN OPPOSITION
[02] HITLER'S PENSIONS FOR 3000 SLOVENIANS
[03] ZAGREB UNDERMINES EVERYTHING
[04] SECRET MUSLIM PLAN FOR SETTLING IN THE SEPARATION ZONES
[05] DITUOUR CONDEMNS THE ANTI-SERBIAN CAMPAIGN
[06] LILIC: THE AGREEMENT OF ALL PARTIES NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF CITIZENS
[07] MILOSEVIC: THE TRUTH - IN THE INTEREST OF ALL CITIZENS OF SERBIA
[08] THEY PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH A SEVERED HEAD
[01] MOSCOW RESPONDS TO CRITICISM BY ONE PART OF SERBIAN OPPOSITION
The views on the events in Yugoslavia, which these last days on two
occasions were stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Yevgeny
Primakov, are reflecting the official stand of Moscow, stated yesterday the
official spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Genady
Tarasov. He stated this in view of the criticism expressed by one of the
leaders of the coalition "Zajedno" Vuk Draskovic on Russian Television,
regarding the stands of Minister Primakov, spoken in Lisbon and in London
concerning the events taking place in Belgrade. In the information program
of the Moscow TV channel NTV, Draskovic while accusing the authorities in
Serbia, also stated that Primakov "has offended the democratic Serbia", and
expressed hope that "this is not the support of democratic Russia". This is
no private opinion of Minister Primakov, but an official stand of Russia,
underlined Tarasov at the press conference. "We hope that no one reasonable
will attempt to dispute this, especially not a citizen of some other
country", added Tarasov.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Borba, 1996-12-18
[02] HITLER'S PENSIONS FOR 3000 SLOVENIANS
Hitler's pensions are still being received by 3,000 Slovenians who as the
members of the ill-famed SS troops and Vermaht, were fighting during World
War Two in the Nazi units, claims the Alliance of Slovenians mobilized in
the German Fascist army. Precise data of this have been concealed for years,
and it is now estimated that the number of pensioners of the Hitler Germany
in Slovenia exceeds the official data of the Alliance. There are no
complete data even in the Slovenian Institute for Pension Insurance,
because such pensions most often are being collected either personally or
with the help of friends and relatives in Germany. According to the
documentation which is more and more coming into the public focus, Slovenia
is the second state in the world, after the United States, according to the
number of Hitler's pensioners. Ljubljana press in 1989 on several occasions
published names of renown Slovenians who were members of the elite Nazi
units. Among them is also the former high official of the former Yugoslavia
and a person of confidence of the-then Slovenian republican leadership -
Stane Dolanc.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Politika, 1996-12-18
[03] ZAGREB UNDERMINES EVERYTHING
During last year into the area of former Yugoslavia a much smaller number
of refugees has returned than expected, stated in Geneva the U.S. Deputy
Secretary of State John Cornblum at the international conference of the
Work Group for Humanitarian Affairs of the Council for Peace Implementation.
He especially underlined the problem of Serbian refugees from Croatia,
saying that the Croat authorities have allowed only a small number of
refugees to return to their homes. "Croat authorities are also very slow",
said Cornblum, "in issuing permits to those refugees who are willing to
return. Croats are continuing to harass Serbs who have remained in Krajina,
authorities are not protecting victims of such behavior and are in this way
practically sending messages to Serbs in Eastern Slavonia and those who are
in exile and wish to return." Cornblum also stated the following: "Zagreb
must stop such behavior, because the international community will consider
the Croat authorities responsible for everything that they have failed to
do".
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Vecernje novosti, 1996-12-18
[04] SECRET MUSLIM PLAN FOR SETTLING IN THE SEPARATION ZONES
Representatives of the Municipality of Zvornik had talks with the
representatives of the International Commission for Settling of the
Separation Zones and informed them of the real background of the problem of
forcible settling of Muslims in some villages of this municipality.
Presented were also true documents from which it is obvious what are the
true wishes and intentions of the Muslims: by seizure of Jusici and Dugi
Dio to cut off the Republic of Srpska and gain access to the place of
Kozluk which is situated immediately close to the Drina River. "From the
secret Muslim documents it is seen", stated the representative of the
Serbian side Nikola Vukovic, "that cutting off of the Republic of Srpska
into two parts should have been done by the use of civilians and disguised
military persons until the end of next year, and all this with the help of
the UNHCR and the other international organizations". "Both the Muslim and
international representatives remained speechless when they were faced with
this undeniable proof of militarily planned settling of the parts of the
Municipality of Zvornik, which is in complete controversy with the Dayton
Accords", said Vukovic.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Politika ekspres, 1996-12-18
[05] DITUOUR CONDEMNS THE ANTI-SERBIAN CAMPAIGN
It is a virtue to support Serbs, reads the message of the speech pronounced
recently by the French author and academician Jean Ditour, whose extensive
excerpts are quoted yesterday in "Le Figaro". At the annual session of the
French Academy, Ditour held an inspired speech about the virtue and thus,
among others, covered the question of the world campaign against Serbs,
conducted after the eruption of the war in Bosnia. Standing in the defence
of Serbs, for whom he says that all the sins and accusations for the
greatest crimes have been placed on their shoulders, Ditour goes back into
history in order to show the sufferings of the Serbian people in general,
not only in Bosnia, and in order to underline its virtues. "The
philosophers, intellectuals, professional humanitarian workers, governments,
the United Nations, The Hague Tribunal and the entire world had suppressed
Serbs", says Ditour, asking himself whether justice and virtue are really
blind. "Serbs are our brothers in arms", says the academician, adding that
"the virtue must be" - to continue the old alliance and "to embrace Serbian
interests". Ditour forcibly strived for the French to return to this virtue.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Politika, 1996-12-18
[06] LILIC: THE AGREEMENT OF ALL PARTIES NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF
CITIZENS
President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Lilic during his
yesterday's visit to the Telecommunications PTT Center of Serbia, while
speaking of the actual political situation in the country after the second
round of the local elections, among others, stated the following: "I am
convinced that all those who wish well to Serbia and Montenegro are looking
for the solution exclusively in the joint state. There is an enormous
responsibility both of the position and of the opposition in view of the
awakened hopes of separatists and some foreign factors that, on the discord
most of all of Serbs, they will finally succeed in achieving some targets
and de-stabilize Serbia bringing about its possible disintegration." All
the pressures and threats to come into power through unlawful means, are
not an honorable thing for any one thinking in such a way to break-down
Serbia, said Lilic. On the other hand, he continued, the position and the
party in power must accept, wherever there were determined irregularities
of its members, the justified demands of the opposition and initiate the
question of responsibility of their members. Underlining that this is not
questionable, because what Serbia needs today above all are peace,
stability and not provocations and possible conflicts, Lilic added: "What
is needed is the agreement of all the parties in the interest of citizens
who have not given a mandate to anyone to de-stabilize the country".
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Borba, 1996-12-18
[07] MILOSEVIC: THE TRUTH - IN THE INTEREST OF ALL CITIZENS OF
SERBIA
Delegation of students of the University of Nis, requested yesterday an
audience with the President of the Republic Slobodan Milosevic. Three
members of the delegation, who underlined that they are not members of any
party, handed over to the President the letter of the students' protest
board of the University of Nis. During the talks with students, President
Milosevic stated that there is no fear that the truth will remain concealed.
"On the contrary, I think that for all the state bodies the highest value
in the functioning of a state is the need to respect Constitution and
uphold laws and for those state bodies to function in accordance with the
Constitution and law". "I wish to tell you", continued President, "that
everything that will be done in every task, not only this one which is very
important, and concerns the elections, I think is in the interest of all
the citizens of Serbia to be resolved in the institutions of our Republic".
"We are our own masters in Serbia and we must resolve our problems within
our own institutions. This, of course, does not mean that we do not wish
cooperation with the other countries. We think that our country can be a
good partner, but that it should not be anybody's servant, and neither
should it bow its head." President of the Republic submitted to the
Government of the Republic of Serbia documentation which was handed over to
him by the delegation of the students from Nis and requested the Government
that the Ministry of Justice examines thoroughly the entire submitted
documentation and presents to this effect a detailed report, with the
obligation for this report to be entirely made public.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Tanjug, 1996-12-18
[08] THEY PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH A SEVERED HEAD
Investigating judges of The Hague Tribunal are to complete today hearing
of witnesses of the crimes which the members of the Croat Army and police
have committed against Serbs during the aggression on Krajina last year,
when more than 2,000 Serbs were killed or are missing. Hearing of the
witnesses in Belgrade is taking place in cooperation with the offices of
The Hague Tribunal and the Documentation Center of Krajina "Veritas". Among
the monstrous crimes committed against Serbs is also the case from Pakostan
where Tudjman's soldiers were playing football with the severed head of
Djuro Cupic from Jagodnja Gornja. There are such and similar testimonies of
the Croat crimes against Serbs committed during the aggression on Krajina,
from Miljevac in 1992 until "The Storm" in 1995, and over 150 cases in the
documentation of the "Veritas". Most of these files have been taken over by
The Hague Tribunal.
Serbia Today, 1996-12-18 ; Vecernje novosti, 1996-12-18
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