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Yugoslav Daily Survey 96-06-25Yugoslav Daily Survey Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Yugoslavia <http://www.yugoslavia.com>CONTENTS
[01] YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT RECEIVES POLISH PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL ENVOYB e l g r a d e, June 24 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav President Zoran Lilic received here on Monday Maciej Siwiec, who is State Secretary and a special envoy to Polish President Alexsander Kwasniewski. The brief meeting was focused on the promotion of bilateral cooperation, especially strengthening the two countries' economic ties.[02] MILOSEVIC, BILDT DISCUSS DAYTON PEACE ACCORDS IMPLEMENTATIONB e l g r a d e, June 24 (Tanjug) - Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and the international community's High Representative for Bosnia Carl Bildt discussed the implementation of the civilian aspect of the Dayton peace accords on Monday.Milosevic and Bildt pointed at the importance of respect for obligations stemming from the peace acords. Yugoslav Foreign Minister Milan Milutinovic also attended the talks. YUGOSLAVIA - FINLAD[03] KONTIC ON FINLAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO RESOLVING OF YUGOSLAV CRISISB e l g r a d e, June 24 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Prime Minister Radoje Kontic late Monday spoke highly of Finland's contribution to the settlement of the Yugoslav crisis, especially its role in diplomatic, military and humanitarian areas.In a talk with Finnish Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen, Kontic also welcomed Finland's decision to reestablish diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia at ambassadorial level. The reestablishment of diplmatic relations at ambassadorial level and the Foreign Minister's visit are the best confirmation that both sides are ready to renew and promote bilateral cooperation. Halonen said the Finnish Government highly appreciated Yugoslavia's role and contribution in achieving and maintaining peace in these lands. She was especially interested in Yugoslavia's economic possibilities and the future of economic cooperation with former Yugoslav republics. Kontic expressed Yugoslavia's readiness to cooperate with all countries, including former Yugoslav republics, on an equal basis. He underscored the need for the due implementation of the Dayton accords, including the holding of elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina by the set deadline. Kontic and Halonen said conditions had been met for comprehensive bilateral cooperation, especially in the areas of the economy, trade and investments. They pointed out that new state agreements should be renewed or new ones made as soon as possible in order to promote primarily scientific-technical and cultural-educational cooperation. The biggest obstacle to cooperation, not only with Finland, but also other countries of the European Union and elsewhere in the world, was the outer wall of sanctions. Kontic therefore pointed out the need for the soonest possible normalization of overall relations between Yugoslavia and European Union countries, and Yugoslavia's speedy return to all international political, financial, and trade organizations and institutions. [04] MILOSEVIC, HALONEN URGE STRENGTHENING INTEGRATIONS WORLD-WIDEB e l g r a d e, June 24 (Tanjug) - Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Finnish Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen agreed Monday that a peaceful policy and equal cooperation among states and peoples was the most reliable basis for their comprehensive progress.Milosevic and Halonen agreed that such stands would encourage comprehensive bilateral links between states and nations and stomulate the current integration processes in Europe and world-wide. They emphasized that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had been making a great contribution toward these objectives, urging, before all, the consolidation of the political situation in the Balkans. Yugoslavia is convinced that the future of Balkan states and nations should be built on their full equality, mutual trust and common interests as the prerequisites for the welfare of them all, a statement released from Milosevic's cabinet said. This is why Yugoslavia expects that its continuous and persistent engagement becomes a constitutive part of the international community's constructive efforts to this end, the statement said. This engagement includes Yugoslavia's equal and active participation in all international organizations and forums, which is in the interest of the affirmation of political dialogue and resolving outstanding conflicts and crises by political means, the statement said. Milosevic and Halonen emphasized a positive trend in the development of bilateral relations and concluded that favorable conditions and mutual interest existed for a continuous and stable cooperation between Yugoslavia and Finland. [05] YUGOSLAVIA, FINLAND CALL FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYTON ACCORDSB e l g r a d e, June 24 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav and Finnish Foreign Ministers Milan Milutinovic and Tarja Halonen in their talk here Monday reaffirmed joint commitment to the consistent and full implementation of the Dayton peace accords.The Ministers emphasized the necessity to respect the equality of all parties in the process of implementing the peace accords as well as in the materialization of the plans to renew and reconstruct Bosnia and Herzegovina. Halonen and Milutinovic pointed out the significance of intensifying preparations and holding elections as scheduled, and, in this reference, securing the freedom of movement, return of refugees and equal access to the media. At the talks, which marked the renewal of the two countries' political dialogues, the Ministers laid emphasis also on the feasible expansion of their traditionally good ties following the normalization of diplomatic relations. They expressed interest in promoting economic, cultural-educational, scientific-technical and other cooperation. The two sides agreed to analyze and amend the current legal framework of relations and cooperation, and to go on encouraging direct contacts between protagonists of economic and other cooperation between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Finland. Milutinovic was looking forward to Finland's upholding the restitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's membership in international organizations and financial institutions. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, it was said at the talks, was helping realize the regional concept of the European Union on cooperation with countries in Europe's southeast by means of normalizing relations with former Yugoslavia's republics and through the planned modernization of principal trunk communications and infrastructure in general. Finland was asked to help the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by making the EU introduce as soon as possible the positive measures towards Yugoslavia along the line of equal treatment of all the states in the area of former Yugoslavia, the announcement said in the end. [06] RESTORATION OF GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND FINLANDB e l g r a d e, June 24 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Foreign Minister Milan Milutinovic said on Monday that a meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen was a new start in the traditionally good relations between the two states and that Finland would back Yugoslavia's reintegration into international integrations.In a statement after a meeting with the Finnish Minister, Milutinovic said that they had thoroughly discussed all issues of importance to the two countries. Milutinovic said that the meeting had focused on prospects for upgrading bilateral relations, the implementation of the Dayton accords and the realization of the agreement on the Srem-Baranja area. The two sides agreed that a consistent and global implementation of the peace agreement for BosniaHherzegovina constituted a basis for reestablishing lasting peace and stability, renewing economic cooperation and establishing links in the region, Milutinovic said, pointing to Finland's constructive role in the peace process in that former Yugoslav republic. Halonen pointed to the importance of a restoration of full diplomatic relations between the two countries and said that Finland backed the peace process in Bosnia and a process of reconstruction of the former Yugoslavia.Finland will intensify its diplomatic activities in the region in the period to come in order to enable the region to become a good partner for the European Union, Halonen said. REHN IN YUGOSLAVIA[07] PRESIDENT OF SERBIA RECEIVES SPECIAL U.N. RAPPORTEURB e l g r a d e, June 24 (tanjug) - President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic received mMnday the Special Rapporteur of the UN for Human Rights, Elisabeth Rehn, and her aides. Views and information were exchanged during the talk concerning the question of the exercise of human rights in the area of former Yugoslavia.The materialization of the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and rights of citizens of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which rely upon the full equality and the equal protection on the part of the state organs and institutions was also dealt with. Federal Minister Margit Savovic also attended the talk. [08] SAVOVIC, REHN DISCUSS REFUGEES AND MINORITIES IN YUGOSLAVIAB e l g r a d e, June 24 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Minister of Human and Minority Rights Margit Savovic and UN Human Rights Rapporteur Elisabeth Rehn discussed children's protection in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the concentration of refugees in some regions and the position of ethnic minorities in Vojvodina and Kosovo-Metohija.Yugoslavia, burdened by international sanctions and economic troubles, had provided accomodation for refugees according to the potentials of particular regions. Most refugees thus found shelter in the homes of their relatives and friends, Savovic said. Yugoslavia, as a civil state, had legally and practically provided all minorities with equal civil rights and some specific rights. The size of a minority ethnic group does not give it the right to privileges, Savovic said in the talks, adding that all minorities in Yugoslavia enjoyed maximum rights guaranteed under international conventions. YUGOSLAVIA - CROATIA[09] CROATIAN OFFICE IN BELGRADE TO START CONSULAR WORK ON JULY 8Z a g r e b, June 24 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav and Croatian experts agreed on Monday that the Croatian Government Office in Belgrade would start consular work on July 8 this year. The Office of the Yugoslav Government in Zagreb successfully began consular work on June 15.Yugoslav delegation head Radomir Bogdanovic said the expert teams of foreign and interior ministries and the customs administrations of the two countries had agreed that there should be equal conditions on both sides for crossing the border. The Yugoslav side also proposed that the practice of changing vehicle plates on the common border on entering the country be abandoned as of July 1 this year. The delegations also considered other questions regarding consular affairs, including problems of temporary protection of property, inheritance, and other rights of citizens. REPUBLIKA SRPSKA[10] BOSNIAN SERB PARLIAMENT SPEAKER AND IFOR COMMANDER ON DAYTON ACCORDP a l e, June 24 (Tanjug) - The Speaker of the Parliament of the Republika Srpska, Momcilo Krajisnik, met on Monday with the Commander of the IFOR for Bosnia, Admiral Leighton Smith, to discuss the implementation of the Dayton peace agreement. After the talks, Smith said that the talks had been sincere and had covered a number of issues, especially conditions which should be met before the elections.'I expressed disatisfaction over the treatement of the citizens in the entire country, especially regarding the limiting of the freedom of movement,' Smith said.He said that he had 'accepted Krajisnik's concern' over how the police of the Muslim-Croat Federation are treating Serbs in Sarajevo. He added that he had also expressed concern over the treatment of Muslims in certain parts of Republika Srpska. Smith said that with Krajisnik he had discussed the need for Republika Srpska to cooperate with the Hague war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Krajisnik said that the agenda had mainly included the organization of the elections and the respect of human rights in the entire Bosnia-Herzegovina. He added that it is best to see on the spot how human rights and the freedom of movement are respected, and who the abusers are. Krajisnik said that the serb side is actively taking part in the implementation of the Dayton agreement and added that the Serbs are often blamed for certain oversights. He said that the international community should pay more attention that the other side also respects the provisions of the Dayton agreement. Krajisnik said that Smith had assured him he would do everything in his power that the elections be held and that no-one has the right to undermine this process. Yugoslav Daily Survey Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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