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Serbia Today, 96-10-30

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

Serbia Today

30 October 1996


CONTENTS

  • [01] MILOSEVIC - A TRUSTWORTHY LEADER
  • [02] PRESIDENT LILIC: YUGOSLAVIA IS A STATE OF ALL ITS CITIZENS
  • [03] INCITING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MUTUAL RELATIONS
  • [04] IMF BY THE END OF THE YEAR
  • [05] YUGOSLAV MANAGERS IN FAVOR OF A BALKAN ECONOMIC UNION
  • [06] UN PROTEST FOR THE ARREST OF MARCETA
  • [07] AMERICAN INDIANS - CROATS

  • [01] MILOSEVIC - A TRUSTWORTHY LEADER

    At the press conference organized yesterday by the Belgrade University Social Sciences Institute, it has been stated that a recent survey revealed that President Slobodan Milosevic is by far the most trusted politician. Commenting the survey carried out in view of the November 3. general elections, Institute Director - Mr. Dragomir Pantic, remarked that with the creation of two large coalitions simplified the "political scene" in Serbia, but that the left-wing coalition has an advantage since it covers "a broader spectrum of political choices, ranging from the center to the extreme left, which is the political orientation of two thirds of the electorate." Mr. Pantic stressed that the structure of the electorate - compared to the previous elections - major advances have been made by the left coalition now endorsed by a growing number of young people and educated social strata. According to the survey, at the federal elections due on November 3rd, most of the votes will go to the candidates of the unified list created by the Socialist Party of Serbia - the Yugoslav United Left - New Democracy (about 45% whilst the opposition coalition "Together" will secure about 30% of the votes. (Politika, October 30, 1996)

    [02] PRESIDENT LILIC: YUGOSLAVIA IS A STATE OF ALL ITS CITIZENS

    Mr. Zoran Lilic - President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia spoke yesterday in Novi Pazar at the inaugural ceremony of the local agricultural-industrial complex which involved investments of about 350 million dinars. Stressing that the basis of the Yugoslav strategic objectives is to invest in new, greater and more profitable production, President Lilic said: "We have to forget the times when we used to sell semi-finished roducts and worked for other countries and the former Yugoslav republics. Our prime objective is to reactivate all existing industrial potentials, and increment production and exports." Speaking about the affirmation of the Yugoslav policy, based on the principles of dialogue, equality among nations and settlement of all controversies in a peaceful way, President Lilic remarked: "This is the policy that preserved FRY as a state of all its citizens, unlike other former Yugoslav republics - generated by the secession and break-up of former Yugoslavia. We endorsed that country and we still believe that it could have been a prosperous and safe country ensuring the interests of all its peoples and citizens. Extreme nationalists on all sides and among all nations thought differently and caused much suffering to their respective nations above all." (Borba, October 30, 1996)

    [03] INCITING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MUTUAL RELATIONS

    Yugoslav Foreign Minister Milan Milutinovic visited Zagreb yesterday, on an official visit to the Republic of Croatia. He met with his colleague Croatian Foreign Minister and Deputy Premier Mate Granic, and discussed with him all essential question pertaining to the common interests of the two countries. During the talks, the two ministers signed an inter-government agreement abolishing the visa regime for diplomatic and official passports and decided to promote bilateral agreements regulating the most important elements of mutual relations, such as economic cooperation, transports, energy, trade, finances etc. Foreign Minister Milutinovic was also received by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. After the official talks, Mr. Milutinovic met at the Yugoslav Embassy with the representatives of Serb organizations in Croatia. They have informed him about the current problems of the Serbian ethnic community. "We believe that the talks were pregnant and constructive. The common interest for a long term and stable evolution of overall relations between FR Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia has been reaffirmed. We have agreed that these relations, founded on equality and neighborliness, have an essential importance, not only for the realization of long-term objectives of both countries, but also represent a major prerequisite for lasting peace, social-economic progress and stability of the entire region", stated the Yugoslav Foreign Minister. (Politika, October 30, 1996)

    [04] IMF BY THE END OF THE YEAR

    The question of continuity and re-admission of Yugoslavia into the International Monetary Fund, will be settled by the end of the year - stated yesterday the Vice-Governor of the Yugoslav National Bank - Mr. Zarko Trbojevic. He said that the IMF Board of Directors is to convene imminently, and adopt a decision to this sense. Mr. Trbojevic also stressed that such a decision and the IMF membership does not depend upon the regulation of the relations between FRY and the UN, nor upon the negotiations on succession. According to the same National Bank official the Yugoslav membership in the Paris and London Club will be settled by the end of the first trimester of 1997. (Borba, October 30, 1996)

    [05] YUGOSLAV MANAGERS IN FAVOR OF A BALKAN ECONOMIC UNION

    It is expected that at the beginning of next century, FR Yugoslavia will become member of the Economic Union. The integration of Yugoslavia into Europe must be preceded by the creation of a Balkan Economic Union. Yugoslavia - as the pillar of the Balkans should assume a lading political, economic and media role in the implementation of this project. This was remarked at a press conference held yesterday by Dr. Milija Zecevic - Chairman of the Yugoslav Council for the Development of Management and Education. The European Association for International Business and Management and the Yugoslav Council for the Development of Management and Education, have already organized three Balkan conferences of managers. "The purpose of these conferences was to establish contacts between businessmen from Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, and we have also managed to incite our governments stage given encounters", Mr. Zecevic added. He also stressed that after the lifting of the sanctions numerous contracts have been signed and that it is obvious that FRY could link all Balkan states even more intensely. (Ekspres, October 30, 1996)

    [06] UN PROTEST FOR THE ARREST OF MARCETA

    UN representatives and human right observers protested with the Bosnian Federation authorities because of the "...illegal arrest" of Bosnian Serb Milorad Marceta, suspected of war crimes. Last Friday Marceta was brought before the Court in Bihac under charges of war crimes, and has been kept in jail in spite of the fact that the prosecutor provided no evidence to corroborate the indictment. UN human rights lawyers, that were present at the hearing, accused Moslem-Croatian authorities of irregularities in the court procedure. The international Police protested last Tuesday when Marceta was arrested in Sanski Most, while he crossed the inter-entity border to visit his house in the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. International Police officials stated that the arrest of Marceta is a breach of the Rome Accords signed on February 18 and regulating the arrest and custody of persons suspected of war crimes. The same sources revealed that in spite of UN demands. Moslem-Croatian investigators did not submit Marceta s dossier to the International Court in the Hague - which has no data on Marceta. ( Nasa Borba, October 30, 1996)

    [07] AMERICAN INDIANS - CROATS

    American Indians probably still ignore the latest "scientific discovery" according to which, many of them are actually of Croatian origin. The exclusive revelation is the result of "scientific" research by Croatian historian Dragutin Pavlicevic, and found its place in history books. The Split newspaper "Feral Tribune" reveals that Pavlicevic authored a chapter entitled "Croatian Indians", included in the second grade history textbook, shedding new light on the history of native Americans and their ties with Croats, "one of the oldest nations in Europe". He affirms that in North Carolina "a tribe has been living for more than 4 centuries differing in the color of skin, hair and facial features from other tribes". According to the same historian this is not surprising because the members of these tribe "have the noble blood of ancient Croats from Dubrovnik in their veins". Mr. Pavlicevic also speaks about the Mateo Indians, named after their ancestor Mateo - a Croat named Mate. "In his work, Dragutin Pavlicevic stresses that he estimates that presently there are more than 2 million Croatian descendants throughout the United States", states the Split newspaper. (Vecernje Novosti, October 30, 1996)
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