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Serbia Today, 96-10-23

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

Serbia Today

23 October 1996


CONTENTS

  • [01] FULL MEMBERSHIP FOR YUGOSLAVIA
  • [02] TURKISH PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITING YUGOSLAVIA
  • [03] NEW CONTRACTS FOR 300.000 NEW TELEPHONE LINES
  • [04] THE BELGRADE BOOK FAIR
  • [05] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN BOSNIA NEWLY POSTPONED
  • [06] KRAJISNIK SIGNED THE SOLEMN OATH
  • [07] CROATS WILL END UP LIKE THE SARAJEVO SERBS
  • [08] WAR RACKET
  • [09] CROATIAN AUTHORITIES ARE NEWLY ARRESTING SERBS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED AMNESTY
  • [10] SLOVENIA DELETED FROM THE MAP

  • [01] FULL MEMBERSHIP FOR YUGOSLAVIA

    The publication of the list of member countries - including the name of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - marked the beginning of the UN Human Rights Committee session in Geneva yesterday. The fact that Yugoslavia is also listed as one of the signatories of the Human Rights Treaty - and thus obliged to submit reports regularly, proves that this specialized UN body (as well as several others) does not question the right of FR Yugoslavia to the continuity with SFR Yugoslavia. This can also be interpreted as an indication that FRY is once again treated as a part of the UN system - with all the relative rights and obligations. All the other countries that appeared in former Yugoslavia are listed as new members in the Committee documents and are thus obliged to submit their own reports. (Borba, October 23, 1996)

    [02] TURKISH PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITING YUGOSLAVIA

    Mr. Radoman Bozovic - Speaker of the Yugoslav Parliament Chamber of Citizens received yesterday a delegation of the Turkish Great National Assembly, visiting our country and headed by Assembly Deputy Speaker Uluc Gurkan. During the talks it has been assessed that the construction of good relations between the two countries will be an important stability factor in the region. Mr. Bozovic expressed hope that the visit of Turkish parliamentarians - the first one after five years - will enhance parliamentary cooperation and better understanding between the two countries. The visit also anticipates the need of the Balkan countries to rely on understanding, tolerance and dialogue in solving all issues, with full respect of territorial integrity, sovereignty and non-involvement in internal affairs. In this light, the dialogue between Belgrade and Ankara has particular importance. The Speaker of the Yugoslav Parliament Chamber of Citizens particularly stressed the fact that Yugoslavia and Turkey should join efforts to renew mutual trust in former Yugoslavia, and above all in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Borba, October 23, 1996)

    [03] NEW CONTRACTS FOR 300.000 NEW TELEPHONE LINES

    The equipment that the French company Alcatel will supply to the Serbian PTT will allow the introduction of 300.000 new telephone lines in Serbia. This has been confirmed in the direct talks between Alcatel and PTT Serbia representatives held in Paris during the encounters of Yugoslav and French businessmen. According to Mr. Milorad Jaksic - General Manager of the Serbian Post Office, the cooperation with Alcatel should continue in the coming years. The French company will invest large sums in the production of equipment Serbian PTT needs, and in the modernization of the telecommunications network, and French and Yugoslav banks are prepared to endorse financially all the contracted projects. (Politika, October 23, 1996)

    [04] THE BELGRADE BOOK FAIR

    The largest exhibition of books in Yugoslavia - the 41st International Book Fair, was opened yesterday evening in Belgrade by the renowned French author (of Russian origin) Vladimir Volkov. "For Christians such as I, Serbia has in a way become the world capital, because it was so many times the capital of suffering" - Mr. Volkov said in explaining how honored he is to open the book fair. He also added: "What is Serbia using to fight against so much dishonesty paid with petrol-dollars, against so much lethal power directed against a nation that wants nothing else but to live freely, against the overwhelming global conspiracy? The book fair, books - are its weapon!" This years fair rallied all the Yugoslav publishers (326 stands) as well as publishers from Great Britain, Switzerland, Holland, USA, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Macedonia, Slovenia, Republic of Srpska, but also the "Prosveta" publishing house from Zagreb and for the first time ever the Mt. Athos Hilandar Monastery. (Politika, October 23, 1996)

    [05] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN BOSNIA NEWLY POSTPONED

    The municipal elections in Bosnia will be held next year because the conditions for unobstructed elections have not jet been achieved - stated Mr. Robert Frowick - Head of the OSCE Mission in Sarajevo. "Due to political problems in the various municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina the temporary elections committee decided to postpone these extremely complex elections", remarked Mr. Frowick at the press conference. "As Committee Chairman I shall insist that they be organized as soon as possible in 1997" - added the same official. The elections were initially supposed to take place at the end of September, but had been postponed for November 23 - 24. (Politika, October 23, 1996)

    [06] KRAJISNIK SIGNED THE SOLEMN OATH

    Mr. Momcilo Krajisnik, member of the trilateral Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska, signed yesterday in Sarajevo the solemn statement that he shall respect the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the inauguration session held three weeks ago (when Mr. Krajisnik did not appear) the same statement has been signed by Alija Izetbegovic and Kresimir Zubak. After talks that lasted almost four hours, Presidency members revealed that they will meet again on Friday in the Serbian controlled part of Sarajevo, and then again next week in downtown Sarajevo. Before leaving for Sarajevo, Mr. Krajisnik told the SRNA news agency that he will sign the statement as a sign that problems regarding the functioning of joint state bodies have been overcome. (Ekspres, October 23, 1996)

    [07] CROATS WILL END UP LIKE THE SARAJEVO SERBS

    Herzegovina is prepared to receive fellow Croats once the Moslems exile them from Sarajevo - affirm Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ) leaders from Sarajevo as part of their forecasts on the fate of Croats in the Bosnian capital. This message - slightly addressed to the international community - anticipates that the Croats will soon face the same fate as the Serbs and that they will be forced to leave Sarajevo. HDZ officials believe that Sarajevo - as the federation capital and in accordance with Dayton - should have an administration conceived in a way to rule out any outvoting because this is the only chance for Croats to stay in Sarajevo. Things being as they are, Croatian representatives are convinced that everything indicates that Sarajevo will be transformed into a mono-national Moslem town where it will be impossible for Croats to live. Whilst the contrasts between federation partners continues (Sarajevo being the new "battleground" after Mostar) in hope of arbitration by international representatives, no one is showing even minimum concern for the local Serbs. Only the international community Deputy Representative for B&H - Mr. Michael Steiner, occasionally makes remarks about the Serbs, stressing that "a very small number has returned" which is "not much of a success for multi-ethnic Sarajevo". Until some more decisive steps are taken, the remaining Serbs in Sarajevo will be sheer passive observers of the debate whether their city will be mono-national or possibly bi-national. (Politika, October 23, 1996)

    [08] WAR RACKET

    The court hearing in course before the Ljubljana County Court - part of a law suit between local Moslem fractions, revealed that Mr. Izetbegovic s "Democratic Action Party" (SDA) was extremely active in Slovenia in the past several years (even though activities of foreign political parties are illegal in Slovenia), and also collected a specific "war racket" that probably ended up in the pockets of Sarajevo politicians. Witnesses have stated, that immediately after the war broke out, military attach Zlatko Lagundzija came from Sarajevo and quickly set up contacts with Slovenian authorities and the newly founded SDA. He and his associates collected money from Moslems living in Slovenia, assuring them it would be spent on the Moslem army, and threatening those that refused to pay that they will loose their passport and working visa. The extortion was ruthless - individuals were physically threatened - and many have been sent to the front because they refused to pay. Testimonies indicate that more than 500.000 German marks were collected from Moslems living in Slovenia, but no one knows where the money went. The Slovenian Police has been informed about the scandal, but it did nothing, and SDA continues to operate freely in Slovenia. (Vecernje novosti, October 23, 1996)

    [09] CROATIAN AUTHORITIES ARE NEWLY ARRESTING SERBS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED AMNESTY

    Yesterday, the Belgrade-based "Veritas" Documentation-Information Center addressed a note of protest to the representatives of international organizations and institutions because Krayina Serbs that have been granted amnesty are being newly arrested by Croatian authorities. The note also indicates that after the adoption of the Law on General Amnesty, Croatian authorities kept in jail a number of Krayina Serbs, by raising new indictments against them. The description of the "crimes" has been left unchanged, but different qualification (exempted from amnesty) has been applied by the prosecution. "Veritas" indicate that this represents a breach of one of the fundamental principles of juridical theory and practice followed by all democratic countries since people are being tried twice for the same crime. The note of protest also includes a list of names and detailed facts regarding 16 Serbs that have been pardoned first, and then sent back to prisons in Karlovac, Sisak, Gospic and Zadar after the indictments against them have been modified. (Vecernje novosti, October 23, 1996)

    [10] SLOVENIA DELETED FROM THE MAP

    The agreement between Slovenian and Croatian authorities to avoid invoking unsettled bilateral issues - especially border controversies - has been recently jeopardized by a number of marginal and incompetent institutions such as various Croatian tourist agencies. The tourist brochures they have circulated internationally contain geographic maps that - according to Slovenian media - "are gradually reducing the Slovenian territory part by part". The latest and most drastic example of such maps is the one issued by the Novigrad Tourist Bureau - where Slovenia has been completely omitted. "Foreign tourists will thus learn that Slovenia practically exists no more" - remarks the "Slovenske novice" newspaper. Rejecting the possible Croatian explanation that a generalized representation of a broader tourist area is involved, the Slovenian side remarks that all other borders have been drawn in full accordance with international law and regulations, and that the map indicates that Croatia borders directly with Italy and Austria, and that Slovenia is nowhere to be found. More subtle Slovenian analyses on the current Croatian "tourist cartography" indicate that such incidents are not causal but constitute serious provocation. Analysts remark that such efforts are intended to demonstrate that "the concept of Greater Croatia can have historical and ethnic grounds not only regarding the eastern parts of the former common state, but in Slovenian territories as well." (Politika, October 23, 1996)
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