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Serbia Today, 97-01-23
Serbia Today
CONTENTS
[01] FIRM UNITY BETWEEN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO AND STRENGTHENING OF
YUGOSLAVIA
[02] FALSIFIED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM "CONCENTRATION CAMPS" IN THE REPUBLIC OF
SRPSKA
[03] INSTIGATION FOR BROADENING OVERALL RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND
ITALY
[04] BRCKO - A STRATEGIC INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
[05] MORINA: YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT IS PREPARING NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES
[06] LARGE-SCALE DEALS OF SERBIAN SHIP BUILDERS
[07] 300,000 NEW TELEPHONE LINES AVAILABLE
[08] EXODUS OF SERBS IS THREATENING
[01] FIRM UNITY BETWEEN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO AND STRENGTHENING OF
YUGOSLAVIA
Firm unity between Serbia and Montenegro and strengthening of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia are the guarantees for security and successful
development of the country. This was concluded during the talks between the
Presidents of Serbia and Montenegro, Slobodan Milosevic and Momir
Bulatovic. The attempts to stage in front of the public a conflict between
Serbia and Montenegro can be understood only as a part of strategy for
weakening of one and the other republic, and weakening of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia is a lasting and vital interest of the Serbian and Montenegrin
peoples and of all the citizens of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
whose politics are based and implemented on the principles of national
equality and successful achievement of the joint interests of peoples and
all of its citizens and an accelerated economic and cultural development.
This was stated yesterday, among others, during the meeting between
Presidents Slobodan Milosevic and Momir Bulatovic, which was devoted to the
issues of the actual political situation and further economic development
of the country.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Politika, 1997-01-23
[02] FALSIFIED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM "CONCENTRATION CAMPS" IN THE REPUBLIC OF
SRPSKA
The famous photograph of people behind barbed wire, which was broadcasted
in August 1992 by the TV station ITN as a photograph from Trnopolje,
intended to prove the existance of "concentration camps" in the Republic of
Srpska, is a forgery and is documenting a completely different situation.
This is the result of a three-month investigation by the free-lance
journalist Thomas Deichmann published by the Frankfurt magazine "NOVO".
Deichmann was visiting the very locations, had talks with witnesses and in
The Hague investigated the materials of the International Criminal
Tribunal. He concluded that the journalist crew of the ITN television was
in fact itself within the space fenced with barbed wire and that the "war
victims" were outside of the wire. The space of some 500 meters square
belonged to the shop of agricultural products and the barbed wire around it
was intended to prevent steeling of goods. The shots with people "behind
barbed wire" were edited within the report about the prison camps, which
caused an avalanche of reactions by the world public. Penny Marshall,
member of the TV crew which made the falsified shots of the concentration
camp and which for it was awarded many journalistic awards, at that time
stated the following: "This picture of people behind barbed wire, starved
people, this picture was the alarm signal for the entire Europe. If the
report did not contain this picture, the impact would not have been so
strong". Through his investigation, journalist Deichmann showed in what way
"the crucial pictures of the war in Bosnia" were taken.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Nasa Borba, 1997-01-23
[03] INSTIGATION FOR BROADENING OVERALL RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND
ITALY
President of the Republic Slobodan Milosevic, received yesterday Sten
Marchegalia, President of the "Marchegalia Group" which is ranking among
the greatest European steel producers, and his host Dusan Matkovic,
President of the "Sartid 1913". The guests informed President Milosevic of
the course of realization of the long-term business arrangement which
"Sartid 1913" and "Marchegalia Group" are realizing and whose value is
reaching 600 million US dollars. President Milosevic expressed his
satisfaction because of the successful business cooperation between the two
companies. It represents an important instigation for broadening and
acceleration of the overall economic relations between the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia and Italy.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Politika, 1997-01-23
[04] BRCKO - A STRATEGIC INTEREST OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
According to the Dayton Accords, Brcko is an integral part of the territory
of the Republic of Srpska and if the international fora care for the
respect of these Accords, then they shall have this in mind while passing
the final decision. This is one of the crucial conclusions from the debate
which under the title "Brcko - A Strategic Interest of the Republic of
Srpska" was organized in Banja Luka by the Socialist Party of the Republic
of Srpska. However, if the international community should fail to respect
the text and basic principles of the Dayton Accords, then a new source of
instability will be created in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in the Balkans, with
unforeseeable consequences for the local population. According to Zivko
Radisic, President of the Socialist Party of the Republic of Srpska, Brcko
is a question of national and statehood survival, which means that the
status and destiny of Brcko can not be placed under the question mark.
Every other solution may endanger all the efforts to preserve peace and the
Dayton Accords. The legal value of the Dayton Accords is not allowing
violation of the principle of territorial integrity and continuity of the
Republic of Srpska, stated Dr. Zeljko Mirjanic. The attempts to substitute
legal interpretation with the political one, according to which the subject
of arbitration would extend also to the city itself, represents a violation
of the peace agreement, and thus would violate the very constitutional
structure of the Republic of Srpska and of Bosnia-Herzegovina, says
Mirjanic.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Politika, 1997-01-23
[05] MORINA: YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT IS PREPARING NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES
Commissioner for Refugees of Serbia Bratislava Morina, had talks yesterday
with the new special UNHCR envoy for the region of former Yugoslavia, Carol
Fober. She informed Fober of the five years of operation of the
Commissariat in providing shelter and care for refugees and stated that
this year will be the most difficult one because the international
humanitarian aid has been substantially decreased, while at the same time
the domestic financing potentials have been significantly reduced. The
return of refugees is the basic orientation of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, said Morina and announced that the Government of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia is preparing a national program which will offer
lasting solutions for the refugees. While speaking of the integration of a
certain number of refugees in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Morina
expressed expectations that the international community will have more
understanding for our difficulties and that it shall provide funds for the
lasting accommodation of thousands of refugees who are going to remain in
the FR of Yugoslavia. Fober underlined that he is appreciating humanitarian
efforts made by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the accommodation and
care for a large number of refugees, confirming that the UNHCR will
continue to do its utmost in the support to the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Borba, 1997-01-23
[06] LARGE-SCALE DEALS OF SERBIAN SHIP BUILDERS
Ten ship-building yards in Serbia are in a strong export offensive, with
excellent prospects during this year to achieve superior results which will
make possible for the domestic enterprises to take again firm positions on
the world market. This was stated by the Secretary of the Association of
Metal and Electrical Industry of the Chamber of Economy of Serbia Jezdimir
Arsic. In his opinion, ship-building yards which are employing over 5,000
workers, will give important contribution to the realization of the planned
exports increase in the year 1997 in Serbia, because they are making very
sophisticated navigation units, with prices compatible on the world market.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Vecernje novosti, 1997-01-23
[07] 300,000 NEW TELEPHONE LINES AVAILABLE
A two-year agreement on the delivery of the most sophisticated digital
telephone exchanges, which will provide Serbia with additional 300,000
telephone lines, was signed yesterday in Belgrade by Milorad Jaksic,
director general of the PTT company "Serbia", Olivier Beaujar Chairman of
the group "Alkatel CIT" and Nenad Bogdanovic, director of the joint company
"Alkatel-Pupin Jugoslavija". The contract in the value of 220 million
francs, prescribes that during this year equipment shall be delivered for
the telephone exchanges in the total capacity of 150,000 lines, and the
same amount should be delivered next year. Further to the delivery of the
telecommunication equipment, complete engineering and transfer of
technology to the local joint company was also contracted, which should
considerably reduce the dependence of our telecommunication system from the
foreign suppliers.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Politika ekspres, 1997-01-23
[08] EXODUS OF SERBS IS THREATENING
Prime Minister of the Government of Serbs in Eastern Slavonia, Vojislav
Stanimirovic, stated that in case the UN Security Council is to accept the
Letter of Intent of the Croat government, and refuse the Serbian requests,
this spring very probably there will be an exodus of Serbs from this
region. In order for them to stay, Serbs need guarantees, and the ones
which are being offered by the Croat Government in its Letter of Intent
"are applicable in some democratic state, but not in Croatia", said
Stanimirovic. According to him, the Serbian side can not accept that the
region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem be divided into two
counties, because in this request of Croatia there is a hidden intention,
through majorisation, to block every Serbian initiative. He also said that
in the Letter of Intent there is not one word about the refugees, their
status and compensation for their property. Over the past months a certain
number of Croat refugees did return to the frontier areas, but the Serbian
refugees are still waiting, although they are six-fold in number in respect
to the Croat ones.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-23 ; Politika, 1997-01-23
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