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Serbia Today, 96-10-07

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From: Yugoslavia <http://www.yugoslavia.com>

Serbia Today

7 October 1996


CONTENTS

  • [01] FOR A BETTER WORLD
  • [02] A MEETING IN MORE FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES
  • [03] MACEDONIA UNCONDITIONALLY SUPPORTS THE ADMISSION OF FRY INTO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • [04] GERMAN BUSINESSMEN IN BELGRADE
  • [05] BALKAN LAWYER'S CONVENTION
  • [06] RENEWAL OF SERBIAN CHURCHES IN ROMANIA
  • [07] DRNOVSEK ACCUSES CROATIA
  • [08] PROBLEMS WITH MINES
  • [09] FROWICK: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ON 22. - 24. NOVEMBER,1996
  • [10] EQUAL AID FOR RS AND B&H FEDERATION
  • [11] BOSNIAN CROATS DEMANDING PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTS
  • [12] CONTROVERSIES IN MOSTAR

  • [01] FOR A BETTER WORLD

    Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic received on Friday, Oct. 4, 1196 the participants and the hosts of the 23rd international Meeting of Children "The Joy of Europe". Congratulating his young guests the 5th of October, the World's Child's Day, President Milosevic said: ' With greatest pleasure I am welcoming your staying in Belgrade, the gaiety and the real joy you are bringing into Belgrade's life, the same way you are bringing these into the life of each city you arrive in. The joy you are carrying through Europe makes the continent more beautiful, brings together the European nations, promises that one day the older ones, living in Europe and throughout the world will live in harmony, be joyous and happy just like their children. (Politika Ekspres, Oct. 5, 1996)

    [02] A MEETING IN MORE FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

    The Superintendent of the Kosovo County, Mr. Aleksa Jokic, had a talk yesterday in Pristina with the UN Special Reporter for Human Rights in former Yugoslavia, Ms Elisabeth Renn. It was underlined, during the talks, that this visit of Ms Renn is taking place in more fabourable circumstances than the previous one. It was also pointed out that things are evolving positively, the proof for this being the recently signed agreement between Slobodan Milosevic and Dr. Ibrahim Rugova on returning to schools of Albanian national minority students. (Borba,Oct. 7, 1996)

    [03] MACEDONIA UNCONDITIONALLY SUPPORTS THE ADMISSION OF FRY INTO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

    "The Republic of Macedonia supports the readmitting of FR Yugoslavia into the International Organizations. Our support is consistent and unconditional", stated yesterday at a press conference in Skopje Macedonian Foreign Minister Ljubomir Frckovski. He underlined that the inclusion of Yugoslavia into international organizations will condition whether the future relations of the Balkan neighbouring countries will be on the agenda soon. (Politika, Oct. 7, 1996)

    [04] GERMAN BUSINESSMEN IN BELGRADE

    About 50 businessmen from the largest and most renowned German firms, headed by the Deputy Minister of Industry Dr. Hans Shila, will begin today, in the Belgrade "Sava Congress Center" their two-day talks with their Yugoslav counterparts. The visit is organized by the German Ministry of Industry, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Yugoslav Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Traditionally, Germany has been among the most significant Yugoslav foreign trade partners. For the first eight months of this year, Germany and Yugoslavia have exchanged goods for the sum of 359 million dollars, thus making Germany the second biggest among the current Yugoslav foreign trade partners. (Tanjug, Politika, Oct. 7, 1996)

    [05] BALKAN LAWYER'S CONVENTION

    Attending the Second Convention of the Balkan's Bar Association, which is being held in Belgrade, are the delegates from Yugoslavia, Greece, Rumania and Cyprus, while the representatives of Macedonian Bar Association attend the Convention as observers. At the convention,'Belgrade Declaration' was adopted, inviting the governments of Balkan countries to enable, by legal documents, the free circulation of lawyers, meaning that the lawyers from one country can represent their clients abroad. (Tanjug, Oct. 7, 1996)

    [06] RENEWAL OF SERBIAN CHURCHES IN ROMANIA

    The program of survey and protection of Serbian immovable cultural heritage, outside the Republic of Serbia, envisages that, this year, the restoration of two Orthodox churches in Temisoara will be completed. By next year, works on the Orthodox church in Arad will commence. The reconstruction of the Church of Saint George and the Orthodox Cathedral in Temisoara will be jointly financed by the Serbian Ministry of Culture and the Serbian Orthodox Bishopric in Temisoara. (Politika, Oct. 7, 1996)

    [07] DRNOVSEK ACCUSES CROATIA

    Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek accused Croatia again that "it did not have enough political will to settle the controversial issues with Slovenia". He stated that he is deeply convinced that the objective long-term interest of Croatia is to join Slovenia on its way to the European integration and thus, indirectly, underlined the dependence of Croatia upon Slovenian foreign policy. (Novosti, Oct. 5, 1996)

    [08] PROBLEMS WITH MINES

    The pilot-project for the return of 5.000 Serbian refugees to Western Slavonia and of Croats to the region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranya and Western Srem is being carried out by Serbian firms as well, since the Croats have agreed to remove the mines in this region only this week, said Maruan Elcurry, Belgrade UNHCR Office spokesperson. The agreement on the activities of Serbian and Croatian committees was signed on August 20. 1996 and the removal of mines has begun accordingly. (Borba, Oct. 7, 1996)

    [09] FROWICK: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ON 22. - 24. NOVEMBER,1996

    The municipal elections in Bosnia will be held from the 22nd till the 24th November, 1996, stated yesterday in Sarajevo the OSCE Mission Head in Bosnia, Robert Frowick. At the press conference, Mr. Frowick said that "the decision was brought in spite of learning that we will be engaged in a high-risk operation", underlining also the international community full support of this task. (Nasa borba, Oct. 5.1996.)

    [10] EQUAL AID FOR RS AND B&H FEDERATION

    US Government Representative Mr. Allen Yuri stated last night in Doboj that American Administration will "continue to help the Republic of Srpska" since they want to provide identical aid to both RS and B&H Federation. At the "Sveti Sava" school building, the American delegation met the representatives of 25.000 refugees from Doboj. (Politika, Oct. 7.1996)

    [11] BOSNIAN CROATS DEMANDING PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTS

    Bosnian Croats have left the session of the newly elected cantonal assembly of Sarajevo, insisting that the majority Moslem party should protect the rights of the Croatian community in this town. "Since we have no guarantees that the vital interests of Croats in Sarajevo will be protected, and since we do not know whether the Croatian representatives will have any influence in passing significant decisions, we do not want to participate in the work of such an assembly until these conditions are fulfilled', stated the Croatian Democratic Community communique. (Politika, Oct. 7, 1996)

    [12] CONTROVERSIES IN MOSTAR

    Moslem radio Mostar yesterday reported that Mr. Ivan Prskalo, the Mayor of Mostar, all the more openly advocates the interests of Croats in Mostar only. Three days ago, the new Mayor did not approve that the Croatian flag be removed from the newly erected bridge on the Neretva, built with European Union funding. Eight ambassadors of European countries refused, because of this, to attend the ceremony inaugurating the bridge. (Borba, Oct. 7, 1996)
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