YDS 11/29

Yugoslav Daily Survey Directory

From: ddc@nyquist.bellcore.com (D.D. Chukurov)

29. NOVEMBER 1995. YUGOSLAV DAILY SURVEY

C O N T E N T S :

ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER IN YUGOSLAVIA - YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT RECEIVES ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER - YUGOSLAVIA, ROMANIA WILL DEVELOP ALL-ROUND FRIENDLY RELATIONS - YUGOSLAV, ROMANIAN PREMIERS SEE THEIR TALKS AS USEFUL, SUCCESSFUL - YUGOSLAVIA, ROMANIA SIGN FOUR INTER-STATE AGREEMENTS - BULATOVIC, VACAROIU URGE NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS IN REGION - ROMANIAN PREMIER: ROMANIA, YUGOSLAVIA SIGN 14-MILLION-DOLLAR DEALS

YUGOSLAV BILATERAL RELATIONS - YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES POLISH PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION - YUGOSLAV MINISTER: SLOVAKS IN YUGOSLAVIA PRESERVED NATIONAL IDENTITY

FORMER BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA - KARADZIC: U.S. TROOPS WELCOME IF THEY COME ON FRIENDLY MISSION

AFTER THE DAYTON'S AGREEMENT - CROATS STILL TORCHING HOUSES IN CENTRAL BOSNIA - SERB PARTY IN CROATIA: SERBS IN CROATIA ARE 'SECOND CLASS CITIZENS'

FROM FOREIGN PRESS - GUARDIAN: MUJAHEDDIN ARE BIGGEST THREAT TO NATO IN BOSNIA

ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER IN YUGOSLAVIA

YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT RECEIVES ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER B e l g r a d e, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav President Zoran Lilic said on Tuesday that the citizens of Yugoslavia and the entire Serbian nation remember Romania's continual political dialogue with Yugoslavia during its most difficult hours. Romania has maintained good-neighborly relations and supported Yugoslavia's efforts toward lasting and durable peace, said President Zoran Lilic, on receiving Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroiu. The two officials, in very cordial and open talks, expressed satisfaction over Vacaroiu's visit, which takes place so soon after the sanctions on Yugoslavia had been suspended, which confirms the traditionally good bilateral relations. The two sides agreed that both countries suffered immensely due to the sanctions. Lilic said it was necessary to muster all forces for rapid economic development. We are proud to say that the Yugoslav delegation in Dayton played a crucial role in achieving peace, said Lilic. Vacaroiu agreed and hailed the peace accord on behalf of the Romanian people and President Ion Iliescu. Lilic said Yugoslavia would insist that the spirit and letter of the peace agreement be implemented to the full, until a complete normalization of relations. With concerted efforts and a joint appearance on third markets, creating economic and financial associations, I believe we shall soon be on our way to prosperity, economic and cultural Balkan unification, closer to developed European countries and part of European integration, said Lilic. Lilic said he was convinced the U.S. and members of the international Contact Group would consistently implement the Dayton peace accord. Lilic said he expected Yugoslavia's neighbors to lend the necessary help and support so that Yugoslavia may become part of international institutions and relations deserving of her policy and economic strength.

YUGOSLAVIA, ROMANIA WILL DEVELOP ALL-ROUND FRIENDLY RELATIONS B e l g r a d e, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Prime Minister Radoje Kontichas thanked the Romanian Government for promptly lifting all restrictions after the suspension of sanctions against Yugoslavia. Kontic offered a state dinner in honour of Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroiu, who arrived on a two-day official visit to Yugoslavia Monday. Kontic said in his toast that the visit of the high-level delegation was taken as a sign of the Romanian Government's readiness to develop all-round friendly relations with Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav Prime Minister said the sanctions had been the only obstacle to the development of good-neighbourly relations. He set out that the Romanian Prime Minister's visit at a time when the crisis in the former Yugoslavia was entering the final stage, thanks to the historic Dayton agreement, would mark the beginning of a new phase in relations between the two countries. 'In addition to a mutual political readiness, there exist all conditions for the development of the bilateral cooperation.' Kontic underscored that Yugoslavia and Romania had traditionally friendly relations and that their economies were complementary. Prime Minister Vacaroiu said the past three hard years 'have been a confirmation of our traditionally friendly relations.' 'The current new phase of the bilateral relations...opens prospects for the development of diversified cooperation, especially economic,' he said. In the past period 'we stood by you and wished to help you in any way possible. We are focused now on promoting economic cooperation and creating conditions for it to reach the pre-sanctions level in the coming years,' Prime Minister vacaroiu stated. He said quite a few inter-state agreements would be signed in the Yugoslav capital Tuesday. Vacaroiu said, 'it is very important now to create conditions for facilitating as much as possible cooperation between businessmen, in which banking cooperation should be given a special place.' The Romanian Prime Minister urged the opening of new border crossings between the two countries.

YUGOSLAV, ROMANIAN PREMIERS SEE THEIR TALKS AS USEFUL, SUCCESSFUL B e l g r a d e, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Visiting Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroiu said on Tuesday that Romanian-Yugoslav trade would soon exceed one billion dollars in value. Winding up his visit to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Vacaroiu and his host, Yugoslav Prime Minister Radoje Kontic, told reporters that the two-day official visit of the high-ranking Romanian delegation had been successful and useful. Vacaroiu said that his visit to the Yugoslav Federation had attained its object. He said that special attention had been devoted to the possibility of immediate cooperation in some industries - the metal-working, machine-building, transport, food and petrochemical industries. The two countries have undertaken to cooperate also on the international level, Vacaroiu said. Romania will launch and support initiatives for a full normalisation of Yugoslavia's status in the U.N., the OSCE and other international institution, he added. Kontic, for his part, said that Vacaroiu's visit marked the beginning of a new and dynamic phase in the development of bilateral relations, which would have far-reaching effects on cooperation in the Balkans and beyond. The suspension of the anti-Yugoslav sanctions is the biggest contribution to the peace process in the entire crisis area, stressed Kontic. However, he added, in order that Yugoslavia should make its full contribution to the stabilisation of the Balkan region, it is necessary to regulate in full its positions in the U.N., the OSCE and international financial and trade organisations. Kontic said that both sides agreed that bilateral dialogue had been kept up all through the time of the sanctions and that there were no obstacles to a comprehensive development of all forms of cooperation in the more favourable period lying ahead. He said that Yugoslavia and Romania had shown an interest in developing regional cooperation, especially in the Balkan and Black Sea regions.

YUGOSLAVIA, ROMANIA SIGN FOUR INTER-STATE AGREEMENTS B e l g r a d e, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Yugoslavia and Romania signed four inter-state agreements on Tuesday, giving each other, among other things, the most favoured nation status in bilateral trade. The formal signing of the documents at Belgrade's Palace of the Federation ended Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroiu's two-day official visit to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Ministers of Trade Djordje Siradovic of Yugoslavia and Petru Crisan of Romania signed an inter-state agreement on economic cooperation and a plan of activity of the Yugoslav-Romanian Committee on Economic Cooperation. Yugoslav Vice Premier Jovan Zebic and Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Malescanu signed an agreement on the mutual stimulation and protection of investments in the development of economic ties. The agreement guarantees to the investors the transfer of their investment and profits in case of non-commercial risks. Minister Malescanu and Yugoslav Minister of Science and Technology Janko Radulovic signed an agreement on bilateral scientific and technical cooperation. A programme of cooperation in education and culture was also signed.

BULATOVIC, VACAROIU URGE NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS IN REGION P o d g o r i c a, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Montenegrin President Momir Bulatovic and Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroiu on Tuesday praised the continuity of friendly relations and cooperation between Romania and Yugoslavia. In a talk in Podgorica, Bulatovic and Vacaroiu said a peace agreement initialled in Dayton, Ohio, last Tuesday and normalisation of relations in the region constituted a basis for promotion of cooperation in the future, which was in the interest of all countries in the Balkans. Vacaroiu conveyed to Bulatovic greetings and best wishes by his President Ion Iliescu.

ROMANIAN PREMIER: ROMANIA, YUGOSLAVIA SIGN 14-MILLION-DOLLAR DEALS B u c h a r e s t, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Vacaroiu said on Tuesday that Romanian and Yugoslav businessmen had in the past two days signed contracts worth 14 million dollars and preliminary contracts valued at another 40 million. This is only the beginning, said Vacaroiu, who headed a high-ranking Romanian delegation on a two-day official visit to Yugoslavia that ended on Tuesday. Speaking in Bucharest on his return, he said that the delegation had discussed the setting up of two joint-stock companies in the freight vehicle manufacture and metal-working industries.

YUGOSLAV BILATERAL RELATIONS

YUGOSLAV PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES POLISH PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION B e l g r a d e, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Prime Minister Radoje Kontic has said that the initialling of the Dayton peace agreement and suspension of the sanctions against Yugoslavia have created all conditions for restoring the very successful Yugoslav-Polish cooperation. Kontic on Tuesday received a Polish Parliamentary delegation, headed by President of the Interparliamentary Union's Polish Group Jerzy Wyatr. Kontic said the Yugoslav Government was ready to restore comprehensive cooperation with Poland and stressed the need to create an institutional framework for effective economic cooperation. Kontic also said that there could be no lasting peace and economic restoration in the region unless the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia joined the international community and its organs and foraon an equal footing. Wyatr said that the strengthening of the position of the left in Poland would have far-reaching importance for a speedy restoration and promotion of comprehensive Yugoslav-Polish relations.

YUGOSLAV MINISTER: SLOVAKS IN YUGOSLAVIA PRESERVED NATIONAL IDENTI TY B e l g r a d e, Nov. 18 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Minister Margit Savovic and a Slovakian Parliamentary delegation agreed at a meeting here on Tuesday that Slovaks in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have preserved their national identity and that they were one of the pillars of good relations between the two countries. Savovic met with the delegation of the Parliamentary Committee for Minorities and State Administration headed by Committee Chairman Jozef Rea. The two sides agreed that the status of the minorities is an internal affair of each country and that any form of internationalization of that issue would clash with state sovereignty.

FORMER BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA

KARADZIC: U.S. TROOPS WELCOME IF THEY COME ON FRIENDLY MISSION B e l g r a d e, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - The President of the Republika Srpska (RS - State of Bosnian Serbs), Radovan Karadzic said on Tuesday that he 'fully supported' the plan of President Bill Clinton to send U.S. troops to Bosnia and added that 'they will make new friends here'. 'If American troops are coming on a friendly mission, they will be welcomed by Serbs...if the conduct of foreign troops is completely impartial, they will make here new friends', Karadzic said in an interview to CNN. Karadzic also said: 'I have completely abandoned the idea of a military settlement. I support fully the Dayton agreement. We recognize peace'. Karadzic said he hoped that the status of Sarajevo would be considered again.

AFTER THE DAYTON'S AGREEMENT

CROATS STILL TORCHING HOUSES IN CENTRAL BOSNIA B e l g r a d e, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - Bosnian Croat forces are still torching houses in parts of central Bosnia which are to be placed under Serb control according to the Dayton accords. U.N. Spokesman Major Alastair Ross said British U.N. reconnaissance patrols had seen houses in flames around the towns of Mrkonjic Grad and Sipovo which were captured by Croats in their October offensive. Croats are implementing a 'scorched earth' policy, totally destroying all objects which Bosnian Serbs might use when they return to that region, the British news agency Reuter said. Major Ross said a hydro-electric power plant on the Vrbas river was also in danger of being destroyed. The power plant supplies electricity to a wide area, including both the town of Jajce which is under Croat control and Banjaluka, a Serb town. Major Ian Kippon said at the British peacekeepers' base in the town of Bugojno in central Bosnia that houses were also being torched in other parts of Bosnia which are to be handed over to Serbs under the Dayton accords. 'They have been bundling hay into houses to get them burning, not just chucking in matches,' he said, describing what was happening in villages north of the town of Kupres. Major Kippon said: 'It is no secret that industrial machinery is being stripped out of factories they'll have to hand over.'

SERB PARTY IN CROATIA: SERBS IN CROATIA ARE 'SECOND CLASS CITIZENS ' S o p h i a, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - The leader of the Serbian Independent Party (SSS) in Croatia, Milorad Pupovac, has said that 'in Croatia, Serbs are treated as second class citizens.' In an interview published on Tuesday by Sophia daily Duma, Pupovac said that in Croatia currently there are only about 150,000 Serbs left from the total of 750,000 before Croatia's war for secession from the former Yugoslavia. Pupovac said that 'the constitution and the laws provide Serbs with full civic and minority rights, but in practice this does not exist,' and that 'the Croatian authorities are ignoring both minority and elementary human rights.' 'Zagreb is forcefully reintegrating western Slavonija and Kninska Krajina (western and southern parts of Republic of Serb Krajina), but is not integrating the Serbs who have remained in Croatian cities,' he said. Pupovac said that Serbs in the cities 'have been stripped of the right to participate equally in social and political activities and have been subjected to forceful assimilation.' 'The Serbs want to live in Croatia, where they were born,' Pupovac said and warned that 'possibilities for the Serbs to realize their rights are meagre and this is why the international community for a long time refused to pay attention to the problems and rights of the Serbs in Croatia.'

FROM FOREIGN PRESS

GUARDIAN: MUJAHEDDIN ARE BIGGEST THREAT TO NATO IN BOSNIA L o n d o n, Nov. 28 (Tanjug) - The Mujaheddian will be the biggest threat to the NATO troops to be deployed in Bosnia to enforce the peace agreed from Dayton, Ohio, London daily The Guardin said on Wednesday. The Guardian said that the U.S., which is a kind of sponsor of the peace agreement, has demanded from the Sarajevo Muslim authorities that the Mujaheddin leave Bosnia within 30 days after the agreement is signed, but it is still uncertain whether this will happen. British reports from the field indicate that the Mujaheddin are completely out of any control and that they could continue their 'independent' war mission. In London it is said that the biggest threat from the Mujaheddin in Bosnia is to the British troops, who have several times already been exposed to actions by the Islamic fighters. The Mujaheddin are massed in the region of the towns of Zenica, Tesanj and Zavidovici, all controlled by the Muslims in central Bosnia and it is in this region that the British troops will control the implementation of the peace agreement.