Yugoslav Daily Survey, 97-03-31

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CONTENTS

[01] MILOSEVIC LAYS WREATH ON TOMB TO UNKNOWN SOLDIER

[02] YUGOSLAV PROPOSAL FOR AN AGREEMENT ON DUAL CITIZENSHIP 28, 1997) CROATIA ON NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH YUGOSLAVIA

[03] INFORMATION MINISTER MILENTIJEVIC ON TALKS IN UNITED STATES

[04] YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT SUBMITS COMMENTARY TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

[05] MONTENEGRIN GOVERNMENT SAYS NO TO STRAINED RELATIONS OR RIFTS

[06] LILIC TELEGRAM TO BULATOVIC ON OCCASION OF BATTLE ANNIVERSARY

[01] MILOSEVIC LAYS WREATH ON TOMB TO UNKNOWN SOLDIER

'March 28, 1989 marked a national victory in the struggle for Serbia's unity, President Milosevic wrote in the Book of visitors. 'Serbia's unity was a condition for its survival during the time of crisis and breaking up of the former Yugoslavia, and is a basis for its stable development in peace and freedom', Milosevic said.

President Milosevic reviewed the honor units of the Yugoslav Army.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-03-31 ; Tanjug, 1997-03-28

[02] YUGOSLAV PROPOSAL FOR AN AGREEMENT ON DUAL CITIZENSHIP 28, 1997) CROATIA ON NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH YUGOSLAVIA

Under the proposal, the right to Yugoslav and Croatian citizenship would have all refugees and displaced persons born in the territory of one of the two states or persons who have resided for at least five years in one of the two states.

Dual citizenship would have all persons born in the territory of one of the two states, and residing in the territory of the other state, as well as members of ethnic groups residing in the territory of one of the two states, and their native national state is the other.

Yugoslav and Croatian citizenship would also have persons who are citizens of one of the states and whose spouse is the citizen of the other, as well as children born in those marriages.

The dual citizenship proposal made by the Yugoslav Government, based on the Agreement on the normalization of relations between Yugoslavia and Croatia signed in Belgrade, on August 23, 1996, provides that the obtaining of dual citizenship will not affect the citizenship the person has already acquired.

A child up to the age of 18, the proposal says, acquires upon the demand of a parent the citizenship acquired by the parent under the Agreement. If the child is older than 14, his consent is also required.

The Yugoslav proposal provides for persons having the right to dual citizenship, on the basis of a demand submitted to the competent body in Yugoslavia or Croatia, or diplimatic-consular mission, to acquire citizenship papers after their registration in citizenship records.

If the Yugoslav proposal on dual citizenship is accepted, Yugoslavia and Croatia would commit themselves to solve all submitted demands for dual citrizenship in the shortest possible time, which should not exceed 30 days since the day of submission.

Persons who have acquired the citizenship of both parties to the agreement are equated in their rights and duties with other nationals, the proposal says.

The proposal provides that the two states enable persons who have acquired dual citizenship under the agreement to enjoy without limitations their rights acquired in one territory and dispose of them while on the territory of the other state and that the absence of residence is not an obstacle for realizing those rights.

The parties to the agreement will enable persons who have acquired the citizenship of both sides under the agreement unrestrained arrival in the territory of the other party to the agreement and their return over all border crossings between the two parties to the agreement, even in the case of restrictions in this respect for other nationals, specifies the Yugoslav proposal of the Agreement on dual citizenship with Croatia. (Tanjug, March

The Charge d'affaires of the Yugoslav Embessy to Croatia Veljko Knezevic and Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic discussed on Friday in Zagreb the coordination of the Agreement on the normalization of bilateral relations.

A statement of the Croatian Foreign Ministry says that Croatia would explain its stance on the Yugoslav-Croatian Agreement on dual citizenship at the forthcoming meetings of experts and other representatives of the two countries.

Knezevic and Granic have set the dates for initiating talks on several inter-state agreements which should contribute to the normalization process.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-03-31 ; Tanjug, 1997-03-28

[03] INFORMATION MINISTER MILENTIJEVIC ON TALKS IN UNITED STATES

Milentijevic told Yugoslav correspondents in New York on Tthursday that she had informed everyone that in question is only the first draft of the media law which is subject to changes and its finalization will be preceeded by a public debate.

In Washington, Milentijevic discussed the draft law and other topics linked to the media sphere with the representatives of the Government Agency for international aid and development, the Commission of the organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the National Democratic Institute and others.

The draft law was also the topic of Milentijevic's interviews to the weekly U.S. News and World Report, the CBC Television Network from Canada, The Voice of America radio station, the U.S. CNN's foreign affairs program and the Radio of Free Europe.

Explaining certain parts of the draft media law, which was also criticized to some extent here, Milentijevic said that efforts in this sphere aim for the Serbian media to attain European standards.

Milentijevic said she was certain that she had managed to create a realistic picture about the Serbian Government's activities and efforts in the process of democratization.

Contacts and dialogues of this kind are necessary due to certain remarks by the U.S. side regarding the draft law, Milentijevic said.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-03-31 ; Tanjug, 1997-03-28

[04] YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT SUBMITS COMMENTARY TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Novak was appointed the Commission's expert on missing persons three years ago. Yugoslavia warned already at that point that there were no realistic grounds for Novak's appointment because there were international organisations and institutions like the International Committee of the Red Cross that dealt with issues concerning missing persons.

Under the clearly-defined rules of the Human Rights Commission, Novak was not to appear in public or give any statements. He did not act in keeping with these rules, however, but started criticising Yugoslavia the very moment he was appointed to the office.

Yugoslavia has repeatedly pointed out that Novak's attitude is impermissible, refuting his accusations and presenting strong arguments. Today, three years later, Yugoslavia has got some satisfaction by way of a draft resolution calling for the abolition of the mandate and office of expert on missing persons that will be on the agenda of the Commission's annual session.

Aware of it, Novak has resigned his post before the possible adoption of the resolution. He has presented the Commission however with a report on the matter that is to be reviewed in its annual session. The report, much in the same vein as all his reports to date, contains untruths and data that no one else knows anything about but himself and ignores notorious facts, offering totally wrong conclusions.

The Yugoslav Government has therefore presented the Human Rights Commission with its commentary on his report as well as with its memorandum on missing persons. Both the commentary and the memorandum prove false Novak's accusation that Yugoslavia has been uncooperative in the process of resolving the issues concerning missing persons.

Novak's cynicism reaches its climax at the point when he specifies the number of Croats and Moslems gone missing, while when referring to Serbs, regardless of the fact whether they are from Krajina, Western Slavonia or are members of the former Yugoslav People's Army, he always uses the term persons that have allegedly gone missing. He uses the same term allegedly also when referring to the killing of thousands of Serb Krajina refugees in the Spacva woods by Croatian Army troops and to mass execution of Serbs in the area between Glina and Bosanski Novi.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-03-31 ; Tanjug, 1997-03-29

[05] MONTENEGRIN GOVERNMENT SAYS NO TO STRAINED RELATIONS OR RIFTS

It was agreed that the achieved results in the area of economic stability and social security were along the lines of the programme objectives of the DPS and the Government programme adopted by the Montenegrin Assembly on December 24, 1996.

The Government, working on the realization of the most important interests of Montenegro and its citizens, pointed out its firm option to make a full contribution to the development of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a democratic community of equal republics and citizens, economically prosperous, and oriented toward European integrations.

Satisfaction was expressed with the constituting of the new Federal Government. It was agreed that it was necessary the Government speedily work on contributing to the promotion of anatmosphere which will favour the intensification of reform processes in the Federation.

Analyzing the conclusions of the DPS Main Board regarding topical activities, the Government strongly stressed its determination to continue the realization of the begun reforms, with the aim of improving the quality of life of the citizens of Montenegro. In that sense, the Government gave a positive evaluation of the results achieved so far on preparing systemic solutions for the beginning of coupon privatization and work on the capital market.

With the implementation of the next stage of privatization, the preservation of social stability and the protection of the living standard of all citizens will be carefully observed by the Republican Government, as always.

On the occasion of the DPS Main Board conclusions regarding certain statements by public officials, the Government agreed that 'certain statements by its officals, although led by freedom of expression, could have caused political damage in the overheated political atmosphere.'

Speaking about sensationalist reports in certain media on the occasion of the DPS Main Board session, the Government agreed this was a matter of 'one- sided and malicious reports aimed at presenting to the public a division into the losers and victors, and creating an atmosphere of uncertainty and a crisis of the Republican Government.'

The Government is firm in its option that, instead of straining relations and causing divisions which are bound to lead to further economic and political damages, it will persevere in its efforts to securing economic and political stability and civil security in the interest of Montenegro and Yugoslavia.

The Government accepted the resignation of Ratko Knezevic to the post of Head of the Montenegrin Trade Mission in Washington, said the statement released by the Montenegrin Secretariat of Information.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-03-31 ; Tanjug, 1997-03-28

[06] LILIC TELEGRAM TO BULATOVIC ON OCCASION OF BATTLE ANNIVERSARY

'This magnificent monument erected on the occasion of this important 80th anniversary of the famous battle of Mojkovac is the crown of the timeless national memories of the boundless courage of Sirdar Janko Vukotic and his fellow fighters,' said Lilic.

'The battle of Mojkovac was one of those watersheds in the history of the Montenegrin and Serb peoples which testifies to their historic orientation toward each other in the struggle for freedom and independence, the centuries-long joint efforts to build in peace a common progressive and democratic state,' said Lilic in his telegram.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-03-31 ; Tanjug, 1997-03-28

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