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[04] CLINTON-SUMMIT (L) BY DAVID GOLLUST (SARAJEVO)

INTRO: President Clinton is in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, for the Stability Pact Summit on economic recovery and political reform in the Balkans. V-O-A's David Gollust reports from Sarajevo. Text: Mr. Clinton and his party arrived here aboard a giant U-S Air Force C-17 transport plane from the NATO air base at Aviano, Italy. Aviano was the main staging point for the allied air campaign against Yugoslavia. Aides say he has brought with him a five-point U-S plan, to be presented at the summit, that would speed the economic recovery of the region. It would give duty-free status to Southeast European products exported to the United States. It would also provide hundreds of millions of dollars worth of credits and incentives for investments in the regional economy. But the officials say Serbia will be excluded from the program as long as Slobodan Milosevic remains in power in Belgrade. As one official puts it, there is one obstacle to their being part of this and that is Mr. Milosevic. The President began his visit here with a meeting with the three-member Bosnian joint presidency. In a brief exchange with reporters at a photo session with the Muslim, Croat and Serb leaders, he paid tribute to post-war reconciliation and rebuilding in Bosnia and dismissed criticism that the process has been too slow:

[05] CLINTON-SUMMIT (L-UPDATE) BY DAVID GOLLUST (SARAJEVO)

INTRO: At the Stability Pact Summit in Sarajevo, President Clinton has offered new U.S. assistance for Balkans economic recovery. But Serbia would be denied benefits as long as Slobodan Milosevic remains in power. VOA's David Gollust reports from the Bosnian capital. Text: Mr. Clinton presented a five-point Balkans aid package that includes a proposal for duty free- treatment for most products from the region in the U-S market, and hundreds of millions of dollars in credits and incentives for American investments there. The U.S. initiative, which Clinton aides hope will be matched by the European Union and other summit participants, came in a closed-door presentation by the President which included scathing criticism of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, the only Balkans leader excluded from the gathering. In a text of his remarks released to reporters, Mr. Clinton said all meaningful economic activity in Serbia is controlled by Mr. Milosevic and his "cronies" and that any reconstruction aid that reached that country would only "perpetuate the Milosevic regime." Serbia, Mr. Clinton said, will have a future only when Mr. Milosevic and his policies are consigned to the past. Briefing reporters later, Clinton National Security Adviser Sandy Berger said the summit partners are eager to extend a hand to (eager to aid) Serbia and its people once there is a change of leadership in Belgrade:

[06] CLINTON-SARAJEVO WRAP (S) BY DAVID GOLLUST (SARAJEVO)

INTRO: President Clinton, at the Stability Pact Summit in Sarajevo, announced a U-S program of aid and trade benefits to help speed Balkans economic recovery after the Kosovo war. V-O-A's David Gollust reports from the Bosnian capital. Text: The President's plan would give duty-free status to Balkans products and provide hundreds of millions of dollars in investment incentives for the region. But he told students at a multi-ethnic high school being rebuilt after Serb-inflicted war damage that Serbia - which was excluded from the summit - also excludes itself from reconstruction aid until there is new leadership in Belgrade.

[07] BOSNIAN LESSONS BY LAURIE KASSMAN (SARAJEVO)

INTRO: In Sarajevo, the site of this weeks (today's) Balkans Stability Summit, the United Nations' special High Representative for Bosnia-Herzogovina, Carlos Westendorp, is winding up his two-year mission. He spoke with a small group of reporters about his experience administering Bosnia and the lessons it could provide for Kosovo. Correspondent Laurie Kassman was there and has this report.

TEXT: The 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement ended four years of bloody conflict in Bosnia and laid the framework for its international administration to help the republic regain political and economic stability. Carlos Westendorp is optimistic as he completes his mission as Bosnia's international administator. Bosnia, he says, can serve as a model for Kosovo, which will also be run by a special U-N-appointed representative. But Mr. Westendorp says there are several lessons from Bosnia, where ethnic strife nearly destroyed a country and has made its reconstruction difficult. The first advice he offers is to make sure the administrator in Kosovo establishes a clear chain of command and a substantial budget to pay for rebuilding the civic institutions.

[08] RELIGIOUS LEADERS-KOSOVO BY ELAINE JOHANSON (NEW YORK)

INTRO: Two religious leaders in the United States - recently back from a visit to the Balkans - urged governments today (Friday) to recognize that re- building Kosovo also means finding a way to heal ethnic hatreds. VOA correspondent Elaine Johanson reports from New York:

TEXT: Roman Catholic Archbishop Theodore McCarrick and Rabbi Arthur Schneier believe a physically restored Kosovo will unravel unless political leaders also start building a peaceful multi-ethnic society. To do that, they have encouraged the United States and Europe to recognize the importance of utilizing religious leaders in the area to heal the hearts and minds of the Kosovars. Archbishop McCarrick says too many Kosovars want revenge. They must be convinced, he says, that justice does not mean payback violence and that peace, in the end, must include tolerance:

[09] EDITORIAL: KOSOVO WAR CRIMES

THIS IS THE ONLY EDITORIAL BEING RELEASED FOR BROADCAST 08/01/99. (Resending to fix formatting) Anncr: The Voice of America presents differing points of view on a wide variety of issues. Next, an editorial expressing the policies of the United States Government: Voice: On July 23rd, British troops with the Kosovo peacekeeping force, or KFOR, on a routine evening patrol near the village of Gracko, heard the sound of automatic weapons fire coming from nearby fields. Forty minutes later, a British army unit found the bodies of fourteen ethnic Serbian men. All had been brutally murdered. The victims had been harvesting wheat at the time of the attack. Additional NATO troops were brought into the area to begin the search for the perpetrators of the massacre. KFOR commander Mike Jackson ordered KFOR to "leave no stone unturned to get hold of the murderers. . .and bring security to all the people of Kosovo." The massacre in Gracko brings to more than one-hundred forty the number of civilians murdered in Kosovo in the past six weeks. About half were ethnic Serbs, and the other half were ethnic Albanians. Many other people, including ethnic Roma, have been assaulted, robbed, or had their homes burned. This comes against a background of conflict in which many thousands died, many under the most brutal circumstances. KFOR is determined to suppress violence and lawlessness of any kind and from any source. Nearly two hundred people, most of them ethnic Albanians, have been arrested for murder, arson, looting, and other crimes committed against ethnic Serbs. KFOR is cooperating with the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in efforts to bring to justice accused Serbian war criminals, including Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. It was to put a stop to such horrors that the U.S. and NATO carried out the air campaign against Milosevic's military. That same resolve will be applied in maintaining peace and security in Kosovo. Anncr: That was an editorial expressing the policies of the United States Government. If you have a comment, please write to Editorials, V-O-A, Washington, D-C, 20547, U-S-A. You may also comment at www-dot-voa-dot-gov-slash- editorials, or fax us at (202) 619-1043. 30-Jul-1999 12:19 PM LOC (30-Jul-1999 1619 UTC)
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[10] YUGOSLAV WAR CRIMES (L ONLY) BY LAUREN COMITEAU (THE HAGUE)

INTRO: Two years after it began, the trial of Croatian General Tihomir Blaskic is finally over. The general is accused by prosecutors at the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal of commanding troops who murdered Muslims and burned and pillaged their villages in an attempt to get them to leave central Bosnia. Lauren Comiteau in The Hague reports the tribunal's judges now face the huge task of deciding guilt or innocence.

TEXT: The job of lawyers on both sides this past week was to go over two years worth of evidence and then instruct the three-judge panel how to rule. In closing arguments, prosecutors asked for a life sentence for General Tihomir Blaskic, the man they say played a pivotal role in ethnically cleansing central Bosnia of its Muslims in the early 1990's. The ultimate plan, say prosecutors, was to create an ethnically pure Croatian state, linking parts of Bosnia to Croatia. Prosecutor Gregory Kehoe says the plan was devised by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman himself in Zagreb and carried out by his handpicked men, including General Blaskic.

[11] N-Y ECON WRAP (S & L) BY BRECK ARDERY (NEW YORK)

INTRO: Stock prices in the United States were down today (Friday) as inflation fears continued on Wall Street. V-O-A Business correspondent Breck Ardery reports from New York.

TEXT: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10 thousand 655 down 136 points, more than one percent. For the week, the Industrial Average lost 256 points or almost two and one-half percent. The Standard and Poor's 500 index closed Friday at 13 hundred 29, down 12 points. The NASDAQ index lost just a fraction of one percent as many technology stocks held up better than the general market. An index of U-S manufacturing activity shows the prices-paid component rose at a higher-than-expected rate this month. Coming on top of Thursday's report that U-S labor costs are rising, the manufacturing cost figures renewed inflation fears on Wall Street. There is a growing consensus that the U-S Central Bank will again raise short-term interest rates to dampen inflationary pressures.

[12] FRIDAY'S EDITORIALS BY ANDREW GUTHRIE (WASHINGTON)

INTRO: A series of developments in Asia, either occurring or contemplated, is causing a good deal of reaction this Friday in the U-S Press. Domestically, President Clinton's fine in the Paula Jones lawsuit is under discussion, as is the early sacking of the U-S General who won the Kosovo war. There are also comments aplenty on the tax cut battle in Congress; yet another multiple shooting; and the first woman space shuttle commander brings the spacecraft home safely despite several mechanical problems. Now, here with some excerpts and a closer look is ___________ and today's Editorial Digest.

TEXT: A U-S intelligence report that North Korea is about to launch a long range missile capable of striking Hawaii or parts of Alaska with a nuclear or chemical warhead, is drawing a good deal of comment. In Oklahoma, "The Tulsa World" says in part:

VOICE: The new Taepodong-two missile changes the game entirely. The United States and its allies must make it clear to North Korea that the firing will freeze any further relationship with the Pyongyang government. . This is no time for cajoling. The United States should make it clear that the missile test and the threat it carries will not be tolerated.

TEXT: "The Boston Globe" is also upset, noting:

VOICE: At last week's gathering of foreign ministers and guests of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, the principal topic of concern was the . launch . ASEAN members are worried because the missile's firing may unravel the patchwork of Asia's tacit security order.

TEXT: Understandable concern is also found in Hawaii, where Thursday's "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" wrote:

VOICE: The Clinton administration hoped to eliminate the threat of nuclear attack with the 1994 pact,[offering to build two new nuclear reactors in return for an end to nuclear weapons development] but the North continues to keep the accord's viability in doubt. With its customary rhetorical belligerence, North Korea has threatened to withdraw from the nuclear agreement unless the United States began to show `good faith' by removing economic sanctions. The regime maintains that missile testing is its sovereign right. [Defense Secretary] Cohen's mission is to . [warn] Pyongyang in a credible manner of the consequences of exercising that right. But with North Korea you never know.

TEXT: As regards neighboring China, comment continues over the so-called `One China' policy debate. In the Connecticut capitol, "The Hartford Courant" notes:

VOICE: . The `one China' fiction has kept the peace between the communists on the mainland and the nationalist remnants on Taiwan for decades.