Yugoslav Daily Survey, 97-06-24

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CONTENTS

[01] YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT RECEIVED GUINEAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT

[02] NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS BOSNIAN OFFICIALS

[03] PLENARY MEETING OF YUGOSLAV AND BRITISH ECONOMISTS

[04] BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA PRESIDENCY BACKS PROPOSAL TO OPEN 29 EMBASSIES

[05] MONTENEGRO'S RULING PARTY BACKS MILOSEVIC AS YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT

[06] SERBIAN PARTY VICE PRESIDENT ENDS TALKS WITH AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS

[07] YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER KONTIC TO VISIT GREECE

[08] YUGOSLAV MINISTER LEAVES FOR CHINA ON TUESDAY

[09] PRESIDENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF GUINEA IN FRY

[01] YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT RECEIVED GUINEAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

Yugoslav President Zoran Lilic on Monday received Guinean Constitutional Court President Lamine Sidime, who is on a working visit to the Yugoslav Constitutional Court, the Yugoslav Presidential Office said in a statement.

The statement quoted Sidime as saying that he was happy to have the opportunity to get a full insight in the Yugoslav Constitutional Court system at a highly professional level.

Lilic said that Guinean President Lansana Conte was expected to visit Yugoslavia in the second half of the year as agreed. We look upon this return visit as another proof of a high degree of coordination about all international issues, especially those referring to our region, Lilic said.

Our visit to Guinea has largely helped the truth be known in African and especially Islamic countries about Yugoslavia and its constructive and peaceful role in the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, to which Guinea, as the Islamic Conference Chairman, has also contributed, Lilic said.

Now a comprehensive implementation lies ahead of us of agreements we have reached, especially in the field of economic cooperation, although first steps have already been made, Lilic said.

The meeting was attended by Yugoslav Constitutional Court President Milomir Jakovljevic and Guinean Ambassador to Yugoslavia Alexandre Cece Loua, the statement said.

[02] NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS BOSNIAN OFFICIALS

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana met on Monday in Sarajevo the members of the collective Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina and its Council of Ministers to discuss the opening of the Mostar, Tuzla and Banjaluka airports for civilian traffic, but no memorandum was signed contrary to expectations.

Solana said after the meetings that he had come to Sarajevo to get some things moving, including the opening of civilian airports, and urged Bosnian civilian authorities to cooperate, as this issue had been under discussion since last April.

Co-Chairman of the Council of Ministers from Republika Srpska Boro Bosic explained that the legal status of the three airports was not the same, as the Banjaluka airport had been a civilian airport before the war, whereas the other two had been military airports of the former Yugoslav National Army (JNA).

Civilian authorities in Banjaluka and airport management will be urged to demand that SFOR hand over the airport as soon as possible, Bosic said.

Co-Chairman of the Council of Ministers Haris Silajdzic said that the talks with Solana had focused on the opening of the three airports but that there had been some differences in views over the issue.

Solana also met on Monday the High Representative for Bosnia Carlos Westendorp, and said subsequently that endeavours must be pursued in the time remaining until the departure of the International Force from Bosnia. He said he expected considerable progress in the next few months and regretted the absence of an agreement regarding the opening of the airports.

Westendorp said after the meeting that he had informed Solana of the current situation regarding the holding of the pledging conference on Bosnia and expressed hope that the conference would be held next July, provided that some problems regarding refugees and the police are resolved in the meantime.

[03] PLENARY MEETING OF YUGOSLAV AND BRITISH ECONOMISTS

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

Our common objective is for Great Britain to become one of Yugoslavia's five biggest foreign trade partners as soon as possible, Yugoslav Chamber of Commerce President Mihailo Milojevic said on Monday.

Opening a plenary meeting of Yugoslav and British economists who will try to renew old forms of cooperation and establish new ones, Milojevic pointed out that the value of overall Yugoslav-British foreign trade exchange in 1991 was 634 million dollars, with Yugoslav exports accounting for 274 million dollars.

The value of trade in 1996 was 125.5 million dollars, with Yugoslav exports accounting for 98 million, he said.

In the first five months this year, about 56 million dollars' worth of trade was realized with Great Britain, including 21.5 million dollars' worth of Yugoslav exports.

Yugoslavia came out of the international sanctions with a considerable decline in economic activities, said Milojevic. Under the changed circumstances, Yugoslavia now wants to make up for this and step up these activities as soon as possible, he said.

Within this framework, the role of economic cooperation with Britain is very important, he said. So far, the two countries have signed 25 contracts on representation, and there are 65 British representative offices in Yugoslavia.

Economist Mirko Vasiljevic informed the British delegation about the most important changes in economic regulations, saying that all adopted norms were aimed at opening the Yugoslav market and creating a modern economic system.

All the most important laws have been adopted, from the law on companies to regulations on accounting and revision, Vasiljevic said, and they are all in coordination with European Union legislature.

British Ambassador to Yugoslavia Ivor Roberts pointed out that the delegations had last met in London 15 months ago, and little and much has ben achieved in the meantime, he said.

Little, when one considers the wishes and possibilities, but much when one takes into consideration the circumstances which were present in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, he said.

Nevertheless, both sides agree Great Britain should be among Yugoslavia's five biggest foreign trade partners, he said.

[04] BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA PRESIDENCY BACKS PROPOSAL TO OPEN 29 EMBASSIES

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

The Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday discussed the establishing of a network of Bosnian diplomatic and consular missions.

Bosnia-Herzegovina Foreign Minister Jadranko Prlic said after the session that the issue had been discussed in principle and that the proposal to set up 29 embassies had been supported.

Prlic said that the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency might review a proposal to raise the number of embassies to 32 at its session on Friday.

According to international demands, Bosnia-Herzegovina must set up a network of diplomatic and consular missions in the world by August 1 or its ambassadors would no longer be recognised as the country's diplomatic representatives.

All three Presidency members, Alija Izetbegovic, Momcilo Krajisnik and Kresimir Zubak, were present along with Bosnia-Herzegovina Foreign Minister Jadranko Prlic and his deputies Dragan Bozanic and Husein Zivalj.

[05] MONTENEGRO'S RULING PARTY BACKS MILOSEVIC AS YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

The Main Board of Montenegro's Democratic Party of Socialists backed the candidacy of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic for the President of Yugoslavia in a session on Monday.

The candidacy has been initiated by the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia.

Tanjug learns unofficially from reliable sources that the candidacy was backed by a majority of votes.

The Main Board did not support a proposal put forward by Serbia's socialists for constitutional revisions pertaining to the election of the President of Yugoslavia, the sources said.

[06] SERBIAN PARTY VICE PRESIDENT ENDS TALKS WITH AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

The Austrian-Yugoslav relations are developing well, they are based on joint interests and have a good perspective, Socialist Party of Serbia Vice President Zivadin Jovanovic said after talks with Austria's leading politicians on Monday.

During a one-day visit to Austria, Jovanovic met with Austrian People's Party (Christian Democratic) President Wolfgang Schuessel, who is also Vice*Chancellor and Foreign Minister.

He also met with head of the European Democracy and Solidarity Forum Heinz Fischer, who is also Parliament Speaker and Vice President of the Austrian Social Democratic Party, and Socialist Party of Austria Secretary for International Relations Albrecht Konecny.

The talks were held in a friendly atmosphere, mutual appreciation and understanding and were very meaningful and useful, Jovanovic told Yugoslav journalists in Vienna.

Both sides agreed that the dialogue between the ruling parties should be promoted and that this was useful to the overall development of relations and cooperation between the two countries.

They also agreed that Yugoslavia's participation in all regional and European organisations and initiatives was in mutual interest, for the sake of the promotion of peace, stability and regional cooperation both in the Balkans and on the entire European continent.

As a E.U. member and the organisation's President in the second half of 1998, Austria will be in a position to make a direct positive influence on current processes and positive cooperation between Yugoslavia and the European Union and Yugoslavia and other regional organisations.

The Austrian officials expressed a high degree of interest in the process of economic and social reforms in Yugoslavia, results of the economic revival, economic relations with foreign countries and other fields, Jovanovic said.

It was said that as a country situated in central Europe, on the Danube, the Balkans and in the Mediterranean, Yugoslavia is an equal and important partner in all regional and European projects, Jovanovic said.

[07] YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER KONTIC TO VISIT GREECE

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

Yugoslav Prime Minister Radoje Kontic will visit Greece on June 25 at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Costas Simitis.

A Federal Government statement said the importance of this visit was evident not only in the fact that it was the first meeting of the Prime Ministers of the two traditionally friendly countries after several years, but also that it was taking place at a time of stepped up activities by Yugoslavia regarding neighbouring and other European countries, especially members of the European Union.

All Yugoslavia's activities are aimed at further cementing its international position and regulating its relations with international organizations and financial institutions, the statement said.

Having in mind that this is the first visit by a Yugoslav Prime Minister since the end of the crisis in former Yugoslavia, talks between the two delegations are bound to include a detailed exchange of opinions on the further development of bilateral relations and the promotion of overall cooperation, which was noticeably stepped up in 1996, the statement said.

The talks between the Yugoslav and Greek delegations are at the same time a good opportunity to agree on the future promotion of bilateral cooperation, in particular in the areas of trade, traffic, finances, science-technology, culture, and education, said the statement released by the Information Secretariat.

The talks will also cover future cooperation in the region, including the ongoing Peace Process, and other issues of mutual interest, said the Federal Government statement in closing.

[08] YUGOSLAV MINISTER LEAVES FOR CHINA ON TUESDAY

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

Yugoslav Minister of the Economy Rade Filipovic will leave for Beijing on Tuesday, the Federal Information Secretariat said on Monday.

On behalf of the Yugoslav Government and the "14. Oktobar" industry from Krusevac, central Serbia, minister Filipovic will open in Bao To an exhibition of construction machinery.

The minister will also discuss with officials of relevant Chinese ministries the prospects for future cooperation in machine-building, agricultural machinery and chemical industries.

[09] PRESIDENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF GUINEA IN FRY

Tanjug, 1997-06-23

President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Guinea, Lamine Sidime, has arrived for a working visit to the Yugoslav Constitutional Court, a Court source said on Monday.

Lamine Sidime and the President of the Yugoslav Constitutional Court, Milomir Jakovljevic, talked about the work of courts within their competencies and about the procedure and role of courts in realizing constitutionality and legality. Different forms of expert and scientific cooperation have been agreed between the Yugoslav Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Guinea.

Taking part in the talks were Yugoslav Constitutional Court judges and the Guinean Ambassador in Yugoslavia Alexandre Cece Loua.

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