Yugoslav Daily Survey, 96-11-21

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CONTENTS

[01] YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS CUBA

[02] YUGOSLAV OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST ANTI-DAYTON FORCES

[03] YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR

[04] OFFICIALS OF U.N. MISSION ON PREVLAKA VISIT BELGRADE

[05] UNESCO RETURNS TO MONTENEGRO

[06] MONTENEGRO ATTENDS WORLD MEETING OF OFF-SHORE CENTRES

[07] BOSNIAN SERB ARMY STARTS DESTROYING WEAPONS

[08] BONN AND SARAJEVO SIGN AGREEMENT ON REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES

[01] YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS CUBA

A Yugoslav Parliamentary delegation, headed by Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Republics (Upper House) Radmilo Bogdanovic, is in Cuba on a official visit.

There are many similarities between the two national economies and an intensification of cooperation would be in both sides' best interest, it has been noted during their talks to date.

Cuba is interested in joint production with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and export to third markets, and in greater cooperation in the maritime industry, agriculture, the textile industry, the leather and footwear industry, etc., it was noted.

The Yugoslav Parliamentarians met also with the Chairman of the Cuban Parliament's Foreign Policy Commission, with both sides showing interest in continuing their traditionally good relations.

[02] YUGOSLAV OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST ANTI-DAYTON FORCES

Assistant Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic, speaking at Pantios University Institute for international relations, said that the World Community must fully implement the Arms Limitation Accord and control arms reduction, according to Agence France Presse.

According to Jovanovic, a ship from the United Arab Emirates laden with arms for Bosnia docked in the Croatian Adriatic port of Ploce on Tuesday. He did not specify for which party in Bosnia-Herzegovina the arms are meant for, AFP added.

During the Bosnian civil war, Bosnian Muslims were being heavily armed by Muslim countries, the United Arab Emirates prominent among them.

The arming of only one side carries the danger of starting an arms race, Jovanovic said, adding that it was necessary to achieve an arms reduction and a balance at the lowest level.

[03] YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR

Brazil was among the first countries formally to lift the sanctions against Yugoslavia after the U.N. Security Council took a decision to that end.

Kontic paid tribute to Brazil for a principled and constructive approach to a peaceful resolution of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, the recognition of the continuity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and a great contribution to the resolution of humanitarian issues, a Government statement said.

Ambassador Vestfalen pointed out the importance of the excellent relations between the two countries, and singled out Yugoslavia's role in the changing of the International Order and the affirmation of developing countries.

The importance of the renewal and updating of inter-state agreements was underscored in the talk, according to the statement.

The statement specified that, in addition to agreements on the protection and stimulation of investments, avoidance of dual taxation and the regulation of visa regimes, special attention would be devoted to banking and financial cooperation.

The two sides assessed that Yugoslavia's reintegration into the International Community, strongly supported by Brazil, would mark a major contribution to the development of Yugoslav-Brazilian relations and peace and stability in the Balkans, the statement said.

[04] OFFICIALS OF U.N. MISSION ON PREVLAKA VISIT BELGRADE

Yugoslav Deputy Interior Minister Milisav Markovic told the outgoing and new heads of the U.N. Observer Mission on the border peninsula between Yugoslavia and Croatia that Yugoslavia only wanted a consistent implementation of the provisions of U.N. Security Council resolutions relating to Prevlaka.

Markovic told outgoing Col. Goran Gunnarsson and his successor Harold Mwaki Tangai that Yugoslavia was committed to consistently fulfilling the obligations assumed in connection with Prevlaka under the Agreement on the normalization of relations with Croatia.

The Yugoslav official singled out the obligation of the Peace Mission timely to inform the U.N. about possible violations of the relevant provisions, especially the ban on the movement of Yugoslav and Croatian citizens in the so-called Blue Zone of Prevlaka.

[05] UNESCO RETURNS TO MONTENEGRO

Officials of the Montenegrin Government presented proposals for UNESCO assistance in concrete projects in the field of education and culture.

The visit of UNESCO officials marks the return of that international organization to Montenegro in order to determine concrete programs of cooperation.

[06] MONTENEGRO ATTENDS WORLD MEETING OF OFF-SHORE CENTRES

The Conference 'Off-Shore 2000' and an exposition of Off-Chore Centres, at which Montenegro has a stand, are being held as part of the meeting.

The Montenegro delegation, headed by Deputy Premier Zoran Zizic, will promote Montenegro as a new Off-Shore Centre and present the Republic's development potentials.

[07] BOSNIAN SERB ARMY STARTS DESTROYING WEAPONS

The Associated Press news agency quoted Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe spokesman Johan Verheyden as saying that the Bosnian Serbs would destroy tanks, armoured personnel carriers and mortars in the military dump on Mt. Kozara, north of the Western Bosnian Serb city of Banja Luka, and near Karakaj in Eastern Bosnia.

The operation, in which the Republika Srpska and the Bosnian Muslim-Croat Federation should reduce the quantity of their arms, will be monitored by a team consisting of Croatian and Yugoslav representatives and two British officers, Verheyden said.

The agreement on regional arms control was signed in Florence on June 14, following talks in Vienna where representatives of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Yugoslavia agreed to limit their arms under the OSCE auspices.

Under the agreement, the Republika Srpska should destroy about 40% of its arms by the end of the year, AP said.

[08] BONN AND SARAJEVO SIGN AGREEMENT ON REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES

The document was signed at a meeting in Bonn by German Interior Minister Manfred Kanther and the Minister in charge of refugees in Izetbegovic's Government, Nudzaim Racica. Germany has thus opened the way for a large-scale repatriation of refugees, after four years of paying for their up-keep.

The German side has announced that single people and couples without children would be the first to be repatriated. The daily Die Welt reported from Sarajevo that the authorities were preparing to receive up to 70,000 refugees by fall next year.

On the occasion of the signing of the document, after several months of negotiations, German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said that it was an important sign of stabilization in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He recalled that Germany had received more refugees than other European countries altogether, and pointed out that those people would have to return to their homes now and take part in the reconstruction of the country.

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