Yugoslav Daily Survey 96-06-06

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CONTENTS

[01] FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

[02] YUGOSLAVIA REITERATES READINESS TO COOPERATE WITH THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL

[03] YUGOSLAVIA WILL CONTINUE TO COOPERATE WITH THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL

[04] YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER MILUTINOVIC RECEIVES CASSESE

[05] WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL PRESIDENT SAYS INDIVIDUALS COMMIT CRIMES

[06] PROTEST TO CROATIA OVER LIMITED AMNESTY

[07] PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING OF CONSULAR OFFICES IN YUGOSLAVIA, CROATIA

[08] U.S. INFORMATION CENTRE OPENS IN PRISTINA

[09] HADZIC: SERBS ARE NOT AGAINST CROATS' RETURN TO EASTERN SLAVONIA

[01] FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

[02] YUGOSLAVIA REITERATES READINESS TO COOPERATE WITH THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL

Bozovic reiterated Yugoslavia's readiness to cooperate with the Tribunal on the basis of national and international legal norms. He said the gaining of full confidence in the Tribunal's institutions and the application of the principle of personal responsibility were the basis for Yugoslavia's further steps in the legal and institutional regulation of the mutual cooperation.

Bozovic said the Tribunal's independent role, dissociation from politics, work based on respect for facts and individual responsibility were also prerequisites for the implementation of the Dayton peace accords.

Bozovic and Cassese agreed that any other approach would bring into question the Tribunal's authority, give rise to mistrust and spark further disagreements between the national entities in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Bozovic informed Cassese that proceedings for the legal regulation of cooperation with the Hague Tribunal had not been instituted in the Yugoslav Parliament but that the cooperation no doubt had the support of legislators.

Bozovic informed Cassese that criminal proceedings had been instituted by Yugoslav judicial authorities in cases of criminal responsibility for war crimes, including of persons indicted by the Hague Tribunal.

[03] YUGOSLAVIA WILL CONTINUE TO COOPERATE WITH THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL

So far, over 1,200 crimes against Serbs have been processed and the Tribunal has access to those information. Yugoslavia will in the future cooperate with the international court in keeping with its legal provisions.

A number of objections were made on the work of the Tribunal because of its failure to treat equally all suspected war criminals both in the process of bringing an indictment and in criminal proceedings, the statement said. There is no need to adopt a special law on cooperation between Yugoslavia and the Hague Tribunal, it was heard. The Yugoslav legislation has been adjusted to relevant international conventions and deals with the offenses from the competence of the Hague court on the basis of international law, it was heard. Yugoslavia is strongly committed to bring to justice all possible offenders of the international humanitarian law, which is evident from the fact that competent Yugoslav courts currently deal with requests from the Hague Tribunal, it was heard in the talks.

[04] YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER MILUTINOVIC RECEIVES CASSESE

The two sides noted the fact that Yugoslav Government officials and the UN Tribunal have coordinated the text of an agreement on opening the court's liaison bureau in Belgrade, the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Yugoslavia and the UN are expected to conclude the agreement formally in the near future, enabling the Tribunal to collect information and evidence on crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia, the statement said.

[05] WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL PRESIDENT SAYS INDIVIDUALS COMMIT CRIMES

[06] PROTEST TO CROATIA OVER LIMITED AMNESTY

[07] PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING OF CONSULAR OFFICES IN YUGOSLAVIA, CROATIA

[08] U.S. INFORMATION CENTRE OPENS IN PRISTINA

Assistant US Secretary of State John Kornblum addressed the guests at a reception held at the Centre and said the Centre would be not only a place where to get information but also a place where all people living in Kosovo and Metohija could come and exchange views. Kornblum said that Kosovo and Metohija was not a US problem but a problem of the people living in the province and the region.

The State Department delegation also met with Head of the Kosovo District Aleksa Jokic.

Yugoslavia's contribution to the peace process and implementation of the Dayton agreement and full normalization of the Yugoslav-US relations are important parts of the Yugoslav foreign policy, it was heard in the talks. It was said that the US-Yugoslav relations have a long tradition of appreciation, understanding and friendship. Jokic and Kornblum said they expected that the Centre would play a positive role in opening a direct dialogue, restoring understanding among all Kosovo's citizens and indirectly helping spur on the region's economic development.

Expectation was expressed in the talks that the Centre would further expand activities developed for decades by the US Information Service in Belgrade and that a soon reopening of the Yugoslav Cultural and Information Centre in New York would serve the same purpose.

SREM-BARANIA REGION

[09] HADZIC: SERBS ARE NOT AGAINST CROATS' RETURN TO EASTERN SLAVONIA

Peterson said he would exert his influence on Croatian authorities to alter the current law on selective amnesty for Serbs, because he said this was a condition for the Serbs' return to Croatia.

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