Yugoslav Daily Survey, 96-10-07

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CONTENTS

[01] YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER VERY SATISFIED WITH VISIT TO SLOVAKIA

[02] YUGOSLAV AND SLOVAKIAN INTERIOR MINISTRIES SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL

[03] YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SAYS CONDITIONS RIPE FOR NORMALISATION WITH WORLD

[04] SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF YUGOSLAV-BULGARIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS

[05] RECOGNITION OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

[06] BALKAN PEACE MOVEMENTS: PEACE CONDITION OF DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT

[07] REHN VISITS SERBIA'S PROVINCE OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

[08] HUNGARY DESCRIBES LIFTING OF ANTI-YUGOSLAV SANCTIONS AS VITAL

[09] CHINA CALLS FOR YUGOSLAVIA'S SPEEDIER REINTEGRATION INTO U.N.

[10] INAUGURAL SESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA PARLIAMENT, PRESIDENCY

[11] BOSNIA PRESIDENCY MEMBER EXPLAINS ABSENCE OF RS REPRESENTATIVES

[12] OSCE APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR AND SPOKESMAN FOR BOSNIAN ELECTIONS

[13] LOCAL ELECTIONS IN BOSNIA TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER

[14] U.S. GOVERNMENT DELEGATION VISITS DOBOJ IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

[15] KORNBLUM DESCRIBES UNTAES AS ONE OF MOST SUCCESSFUL UN MISSIONS

[16] ABOUT 100 SERBS RELEASED FROM PRISON IN CROATIAN PORT OF SPLIT

[01] YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER VERY SATISFIED WITH VISIT TO SLOVAKIA

Kontic singled out signed Agreements in the areas of agriculture, air and river traffic, the Protocol on cooperation between the Interior Ministries, and the long-term Program for cultural cooperation.

Kontic urged that Diplomatic Relations be raised to Ambassadorial level as soon as possible, by the Slovak side, and that the regime of visas between the two countries be fully liberalized.

'The Slovak side welcomed the definite lifting of the sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, assessing that it presented a new quality and possibility for raising bilateral cooperation to a higher level,' Kontic said.

The Slovak side expressed general support to Yugoslavia joining international political, financial, and trade organizations, he said. 'Leading Slovak politicians in these talks said they could not see any reason why Yugoslavia should continue to be maintained under an outer wall of sanctions and promised not only their fullest possible aid and support, but even concrete initiatives in that direction,' he said.

Kontic conferred in Bratislava with Slovak Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar and Republican President Michal Kovac.

Kontic said the Yugoslav Economic Delegation which accompanied him on this visit had 'very significant contacts and achieved even more than initial results.'

He spoke about some contracted deals, such as an arrangement by the Prva Iskra Company of Baric with a Slovak partner which is worth five million dollars this year and 10 more in 1997.

The Yugoslav Prime Minister also mentioned a contract signed by the rubber industry worth six million dollars, which is to be realized by the end of the year, and a four-year contract signed by the IMAK Company of Bijelo Polje, worth about 20 million dollars.

Already next year, it could be possible to realize trade worth 400 million dollars between the two countries. This was the value of trade before sanctions were imposed against Yugoslavia, he said.

Kontic said regular bus traffic between Belgrade and Bratislava would be established already this month.

[02] YUGOSLAV AND SLOVAKIAN INTERIOR MINISTRIES SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL

In line with the Protocol, the two Ministries will cooperate, in accordance with their countries' legislation, in fighting terrorism and illegal possession and traffic of narcotics, arms, munition, explosives, and radioactive, toxic and other dangerous materials.

They will also fight forgery and distribution of forged money, securities and documents, and other criminal activities concerning cultural and historical heritage.

[03] YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SAYS CONDITIONS RIPE FOR NORMALISATION WITH WORLD

The sanctions' removal has opened prospects for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's economic and spiritual development, whose results will depend on the people themselves, Lilic added.

He was speaking in Novi Sad, capital of Serbia's Northern Vojvodina Province, opening a traditional cultural event, days of Dositej Obradovic, held in honour of that great Serbian educator (b.1742, d. 1811).

Lilic said that economic recovery, begun after the suspension of the United Nations' comprehensive and mandatory sanctions in late 1995, was now getting a chance to be still swifter and more successful.

Only an economically strong Yugoslavia can command respect in every way, and its economic strength will favourably affect the development of culture and all other spheres of social life, which must be the goal of all who wish this country well, he added.

[04] SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF YUGOSLAV-BULGARIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS

This conclusion is contained in the Protocol on the talks, held on Thursday in Belgrade and on Friday in Podgorica and Milocer (Montenegro), between the co-chairmen of the Committee - Yugoslav Vice-Prime Minister Jovan Zebic and Bulgarian Minister for Territorial Development and Construction, Doncho Konakchiev.

The Protocol said that both sides assessed as satisfactory the overall level of realized trade which reached 183 million dollars in the January-September 1996 period.

The talks in Milocer between Zebic, Montenegrin Vice-Premier Krunoslav Vukcevic and Konakchiev underscored interest that the cooperation so far between Montenegro and Bulgaria be extended within the overall Yugoslav-Bulgarian economic cooperation.

This primarily refers to the sphere of tourism, the ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, the leather and foot wear industries, machine-building, transport, maritime economy and agriculture.

[05] RECOGNITION OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

Head of the Delegation, Yugoslav Minister of Development, Culture and Environment Janko Radulovic, told Tanjug that the unhindered participation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on an equal footing at the UNESCO Conference was a significant development leading to Yugoslavia's reintegration in International Organizations.

This constitutes a recognition of Yugoslavia's efforts for the establishment of peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina and for the normalization of relations with the former Yugoslav republics. The lifting of the sanctions is a recognition of Yugoslavia's peaceful policy, Radulovic underlined.

According to Radulovic, Yugoslavia's status in the United Nations should be normalized now that the sanctions have been lifted, so that Yugoslavia can take its rightful place in International Organizations. It would also contribute to the consolidation of peace in the Region, he said.

[06] BALKAN PEACE MOVEMENTS: PEACE CONDITION OF DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT

Peace Movements from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia said in the message of peace that their meeting was held at a time when a war had ended and peace was being restored and consolidated and when the sanctions against Yugoslavia had been lifted. They noted that Yugoslavia's Balkan neighbours had themselves suffered immense economic and social damages as a result of those sanctions.

The document said the Balkan peoples could counter every external threat and danger if committed to peace and democracy, if united and solidary. The Balkan peoples do not threaten anyone and condemn every attempt at external threat or interference in their own affairs, the message said. It said disputes could and must be resolved strictly peacefully and national minorities could and must be strong links of inter-state cooperation.

The participants urged solidarity and cooperation among Balkan peoples and states and their inclusion in European integration processes. They called for a Balkan Summit devoted to peace and cooperation, as a means of turning the Balkans into a zone of peace.

The meeting held in the Adriatic resort of Tivat was organized by the Yugoslav League for Peace with the support of the Federation of Balkan non-Governmental Peace and Cooperation Organizations (FEBANGO).

[07] REHN VISITS SERBIA'S PROVINCE OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA

Education institutions will seek solutions within the verified plans and programs composed by the Education Ministry and in keeping with Serbia's laws, a statement said.

Rehn and Jokic underscored the importance of the recent Polio vaccination of children in Kosmet. The action engaged Albanian doctors and much of the Albanian minority population. Rehn and Jokic concluded that the health institutions in Kosmet have no other problems save financial troubles. This was supported by the fact that more than 90% of the patients and over 60% of the employees of the Clinical Centre in Pristina are minority Albanians.

[08] HUNGARY DESCRIBES LIFTING OF ANTI-YUGOSLAV SANCTIONS AS VITAL

Firstly, the lifting of the sanctions will enable a political resolution of the crisis, in which way stability in the entire Region, including Hungary, will be strengthened, Szentivanyi said in a statement published Friday by the Budapest daily "Magyar Nemzet".

Secondly, the last of the obstacles to Hungary's cooperation with all successor states of the former Yugoslavia will thus be removed, he said. In this connection, he said Hungary would try to restore economic relations with Yugoslavia to the same level as before the outbreak of the conflict in the Region as well as to improve them.

Szentivanyi said it was vital for Hungary to strengthen its role of a link between Western Europe and Yugoslavia and, in general, between the European Union and the South Slav Region.

[09] CHINA CALLS FOR YUGOSLAVIA'S SPEEDIER REINTEGRATION INTO U.N.

China opposed from the very beginning the introduction of sanctions against Yugoslavia, a Foreign Ministry Spokesman said and recalled that the Chinese Government had made initiatives for their lifting. He said Peking was in principle against the use of force and sanctions in international relations, because he said they did not help find solutions, and only complicated disputes.

Chinese officials have reiterated that they hold in high esteem Yugoslavia's peaceful policy, and assessed that it played a major role in preserving peace and stability in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and in the Region.

[10] INAUGURAL SESSION OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA PARLIAMENT, PRESIDENCY

At the beginning of the Session, the legislators representing the Muslim-Croat Federation, the other Entity in Bosnia, signed an oath. The Session was attended by Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Sainovic and Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic.

[11] BOSNIA PRESIDENCY MEMBER EXPLAINS ABSENCE OF RS REPRESENTATIVES

In an attempt to erase the negative effects of the RS absence from the Session, Krajisnik said that the representatives of the Serb Entity in Bosnia are nevertheless willing for the speedy constituting of joint organs. He rejected as unfounded accusations that the Bosnian Serbs do not want to participate in them.

'We have agreed to the Inaugural Session, and to the text of a Statement proposed by the Cabinet of the International Community's High Representative, Carl Bildt,' SRNA quoted Krajisnik as telling Serbian Radio and Television late on Saturday evening.

According to Krajisnik, this technical problem, which someone is clearly trying to abuse, should be overcome as soon as possible and the new Chamber of Representatives constituted.

[12] OSCE APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR AND SPOKESMAN FOR BOSNIAN ELECTIONS

David Foley was appointed OSCE Senior Advisor for the elections and Spokesman for the Mission. Foley is Senior Advisor for Public Relations and Director General of the Press and Information Department in the OSCE Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

[13] LOCAL ELECTIONS IN BOSNIA TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER

This decision was taken Friday by the Interim Election Commission, news agencies report quoting Frowick.

[14] U.S. GOVERNMENT DELEGATION VISITS DOBOJ IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

Jury is visiting Doboj, town in Northeastern Republika Srpska, as head of a Delegation of a U.S. Government Division for population, refugees and emigration.

[15] KORNBLUM DESCRIBES UNTAES AS ONE OF MOST SUCCESSFUL UN MISSIONS

Kornblum, who met UN Administrator Jacques Klein in Vukovar, town in the Serb Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem, said the success of UNTAES was important not only for the people living in the Region, but also as a link in confidence-building between Serbia and Croatia and as a backing to the great International Community endeavours in Bosnia.

Noting that the success of UNTAES would also largely contribute to stability in the entire Region, Kornblum pointed to the meeting between Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Bosnian Presidency President Alija Izetbegovic Thursday in Paris as another essential stabilization factor leading to the normalization of bilateral relations.

Kornblum said that the principal UNTAES task was to ensure normal life and prosperity to all inhabitants of the Region.

[16] ABOUT 100 SERBS RELEASED FROM PRISON IN CROATIAN PORT OF SPLIT

It said the Serbs were released in keeping with the recently passed General Amnesty Law in Croatia. Eighteen more Serbs are held at the Split prison and will be tried for alleged war crimes, according to "Vecernji List".

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