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Serbia Today 96-02-20

Serbia Today Directory

From: ddc@nyquist.bellcore.com (D.D. Chukurov)

20 February 1996

In This Edition

ACCELERATED NORMALIZATION OF THE RELATIONS BELGRADE-SKOPJE

SOON THE LAW ON OWNERSHIP TRANSFORMATION

'EVIDENCE' FIFTY YEARS OLD


CONTENTS

[01] ACCELERATED NORMALIZATION OF THE RELATIONS BELGRADE-SKOPJE

[02] HIGH APPRECIATION OF MILOSEVIC

[03] REVIVAL OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE SR OF YUGOSLAVIA

[04] OWNER OF BENETON VISITS GOVERNMENT OF SERBIA

[05] IN KRASNOJARSK AGREEMENT SIGNED ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

[06] YUGOSLAV MANAGERS ON INTEGRATION OF OUR ECONOMY IN THE EUROPEAN TRENDS

[07] SOON THE LAW ON OWNERSHIP TRANSFORMATION

[08] BEST WISHES FOR RAMADAN BAYRAM FEAST

[09] ROMAN COMMUNIQUE ON SARAJEVO

[10] MUSLIM POLICE UNDER INTERNATIONAL CONTROL

[11] BELGRADE DEFENSE ATTORNEY IN THE HAGUE

[12] 'EVIDENCE' FIFTY YEARS OLD


[01] ACCELERATED NORMALIZATION OF THE RELATIONS BELGRADE-SKOPJE

President of the Republic Slobodan Milosevic received yesterday delegation of the Socialist Party of Macedonia headed by the Vice President of this party and Vice President of the Parliament (Sobranje) of Macedonia Blagoje Filipovski. In a cordial and friendly talks the greatest attention was focused on the actual developments and stabilization of the situation in the Balkans and development of relations and cooperation between Belgrade and Skopje. Mutual belief was expressed that the accelerated normalization of the relations will offer an important impetus to the overall consolidation of the situation in the region and will contribute to the elimination of the pending issued which are a burden on the relations between the Balkan neighbors, strengthening their mutual confidence and understanding and opening realistic perspectives for their firm links. (Politika, February 20, 1996)

[02] HIGH APPRECIATION OF MILOSEVIC

Deputy advisor of the Ukraine President for foreign affairs, Victor Voronin, has conveyed during his meeting with the delegation of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) a high appreciation which Leonid Kuchma has given to the President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic for his contribution to the signing and implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Voronin during the talks with the members of the Executive Committee of the SPS, Vladimir Krsljanin and Ljubomir Ilkic, conveyed the view of President Kuchma that the decisive role of the President of Serbia in the realization of the peace agreement has significance not only for the region of the Balkans, but for the entire world. "Ukraine is giving its firm support to the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and is principled in striving for an urgent return of Yugoslavia to all the important international organizations and fora", underlined Voronin. (Borba, February 20, 1996)

[03] REVIVAL OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE SR OF YUGOSLAVIA

Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Mirko Marjanovic received the British delegation composed of a number of distinguished members and headed by Mr. Nicholas Bonsor, Minister in the Foreign Office. Guests from Great Britain, representatives of fifteen leading British companies, were interested in various forms of economic cooperation with our country, for the investments by British firms in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and participation in the reconstruction of our economy after suspension of the international sanctions. They pointed out that the aim of their visit is the revival of very good commercial ties which they had before sanctions were introduced. Emphasizing that our economy is linked with the world market and is open for cooperation, Marjanovic informed the guests that our economic capacities and equipment have been preserved and that with an additional working capital production can be revived very quickly. (Politika, February 20, 1996)

[04] OWNER OF BENETON VISITS GOVERNMENT OF SERBIA

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Marjanovic, republican ministers Srdjan Nikolic, Radoje Djukic and Dojcilo Maslovaric and a group of our businessmen has received yesterday Lucciano Beneton, owner and chairman of the renown Italian and world company of the same name. He presented an extensive business system and an original business philosophy which could be over a short time applied in our country as well. During the talks readiness was expressed by the Government of the Republic of Serbia to support by concrete measures for the arrival of the outstanding world companies to our market. It was underlined that the orientation on such a cooperation includes the engagement of a large number of local cooperants, in order to bring on our market highly standardized quality of goods and services and help our competitiveness at the international level. (Politika, February 20, 1996)

[05] IN KRASNOJARSK AGREEMENT SIGNED ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

At the just adjourned economic exhibition "Serbia 96" in Krasnojarsk, an agreement was signed on economic cooperation between Serbia and this region in the Siberian part of Russia. President of the Chamber of Economy of Serbia Vlajko Stojiljkovic said that among the businessmen of the Krasnojarsk region there is a high interest in the joint production of pharmaceutical products, baby foods and other consumption goods, and that during the exhibition concrete agreements were reached on cooperation between companies of the two countries. The venture of our economy into the world must be rational and well organized, so that with proportionate funds the greatest possible targets will be achieved, said Stojiljkovic, adding that the exhibition in Krasnojarsk was organized on this basis. (Politika, February 20, 1996)

[06] YUGOSLAV MANAGERS ON INTEGRATION OF OUR ECONOMY IN THE EUROPEAN TRENDS

Yugoslav Lobby of Managers, together with the lobbies formed in all the leading European countries, has already made a number of concrete moves for the return of our economy to the world market. This is best witnessed by the visits of the representatives of the leading world companies and deals which have already been contracted. At the yesterday's session of the Conference of the Yugoslav Lobby of Managers, with the topic "Integration of the Yugoslav Economy in the European Economic Trends", President of the Yugoslav Council for Management Development, Prof.Dr. Milija Zecevic underlined that now the most important task is to develop economic union of the Balkans. Lobby of Managers in Hungary, Russia, Italy, Cyprus and Germany have until now done a lot for our economy and its affirmation in the world, said Zecevic, and the day is not far when the Balkan countries will together, through their economic union, enter the European Community. It was announced at the Conference that Serbian Lobby will be established in the United States in April, promotion of the Lobby in Great Britain in May, formation of the business center in Paris and participation of our organization at the Conference of the European Foundation for Management Development. (Vecernje novosti, February 20, 1996)

[07] SOON THE LAW ON OWNERSHIP TRANSFORMATION

In Serbia the Law will be passed very soon on the transformation of ownership and the social program, stated the Prime Minister of Serbia Mirko Marjanovic, and announced that the social companies will be able to transform themselves into mixed joint stock companies, while the employed in them will have the option to buy stocks. Marjanovic added that all types of companies will be allowed "independently to assess and decide whether to change the owner and put for sale their stocks", underlining that it is very important for this to be done in accordance with market conditions. It is also important that there should be no coercion in this, said the Prime Minister. Announcing the adoption of the social program, Marjanovic said that without this program it is not possible to maintain the market form of business operations. (Politika, February 20, 1996)

[08] BEST WISHES FOR RAMADAN BAYRAM FEAST

Dignitaries and faithful of the Islamic community in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, have received best wishes on the occasion of the Ramadan Bayram feast by the Federal Minister and President of the Commission of the Federal Government for Contacts with the Religious Communities Dr. Zoran Bingulac, Minister for Religion in the Government of the Republic of Serbia Dragan Dragojlovic, M.A. and President of Montenegro Momir Bulatovic. In the season's greetings it is underlined that strives for peace, understanding and tolerance, regardless of religion and nationality, are the basis for a more prosperous, affluent and happier life of all of our citizens. (Borba, February 20, 1996)

[09] ROMAN COMMUNIQUE ON SARAJEVO

In the document on Sarajevo, which was adopted at the yesterday's meeting of the Contact Group in Rome, it is underlined that all nations and citizens of Sarajevo will be offered the same possibilities, without discrimination. Sarajevo will be a single city, reads the communique, and expresses the belief that this will offer better possibilities for all - both Muslim, Serbs and Croats - and will be a significant contribution to peace in entire Bosnia-Herzegovina. "This means that Serbs will also have such opportunities fully to participate in managing the city. Serbs in Sarajevo will also be insured of participating in the local self-management at the level of municipalities, in accordance with Constitution of the Federation, which is providing possibilities for their schooling, social insurance, health care and an adequate use of Serbian language and cyrillic alphabet", reads the communique. It is especially underlined that Sarajevo both outside and inside will be an open city. (Politika, February 20, 1996)

[10] MUSLIM POLICE UNDER INTERNATIONAL CONTROL

Police of the Muslim-Croat Federation will begin soon to take over the duties in the Serbian part of Sarajevo, in accordance with the Peace Agreement on Bosnia, stated the police commissioner Peter Fitzgerald, who is heading the international police forces, in charge of supervision and control of local police. According to the Dayton Agreement, local police forces under the command of the international police, should be stationed in five Serbian municipalities. Fitzgerald underlined that his forces will guarantee the respect of the basic human rights and that any arrest and search will be monitored by 300 members of the international police force. (Politika, February 20, 1996)

[11] BELGRADE DEFENSE ATTORNEY IN THE HAGUE

Belgrade defense attorney Toma Fila, who was appointed by the Hague Tribunal as the defense attorney of the detained Republic of Srpska Army General Djordje Djukic, has visited his defendant in the investigation prison of the Hague Tribunal and stated that Djukic is in a rather poor health. Attorney Fila has lodged a protest with the three investigation judges because of the manner in which Serbian officers, arrested by the Muslim Army, were taken over by the IFOR and transferred to the Hague. Fila also pointed out that according to the Anglo-Saxon law the procedure with the officers of the Republic of Srpska Army, was first of all to be presented with the indictment before the arrest but it was not the case, and that they were not informed of their rights. The indictments have not been raised even until now and Fila refused to accept the documents given for inview, demanding that the indictment be first of all completed and submitted to the detained General Djukic, as required by the procedure. Fila is hoping that the same will be done by the defense attorney of Colonel Krsmanovic, the Dutch defense attorney Jan Sjekrun. (Politika ekspres, February 20, 1996)

[12] 'EVIDENCE' FIFTY YEARS OLD

A Serb from Pakrac, M.K. (70 years old) was sentenced to 14 years in prison in Slavonska Pozega, for the alleged murder of a Croat, committed during World War Two. Arrested in Pakrac on May 9, 1996 after the aggression of the Croat Army on Western Slavonia, M.K. was suspected of crimes in the latest war. Since there were no proof for crimes during the time of existence of the Republic of Serbia Krajina, the court in Pozega indicted the accused of the crime committed at the time of the Independent State of Croatia. The defendant M.K. was the member of the partisan units, and the alleged victim was the soldier of the Ustashi leader Ante Pavelic, which is actually showing the true face of the Croat legal justice. (Vecernje novosti, February 20, 1996)
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