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Serbia Today 96-07-02
Serbia Today
2 July 1996
CONTENTS
[01] THE FIRST ARTIFICIAL HEART IMPLANTED
[02] RELATIONS BETWEEN FR OF YUGOSLAVIA AND BELGIUM ON AN UPWARD TREND
[03] SYMBOL OF DURABLE RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND GREAT BRITAIN
[04] 'SIEMENS' COMPANY IN BELGRADE
[05] UNTS WARNED OF CONSEQUENCES OF THE CROAT AMNESTY LAW
[06] MOSTAR CARRIERS OF 'DEMOCRACY'
[07] ETHNIC DIVISIONS CONTINUE
[08] RAPE ON ORDER
[01] THE FIRST ARTIFICIAL HEART IMPLANTED
President of the Republic Slobodan Milosevic received
yesterday the renown American cardio-surgeon Prof.Dr. Harword
Frashure who is visiting our country as the guest of the "Dedinje"
Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases. Professor Frashure performed
yesterday together with the colleagues from the Dedinje Institute,
the implantation of the first artificial heart on a 49 years old
patient Manojlo Pantic from Valjevo. Thus the application started
of one of the most advanced cardio-surgical methods in our country,
which was being applied only in the United States and in the most
developed countries of the world. This is the first in a number of
planned joint ventures of the Dedinje Institute and Institute
"Texas Heart" from Houston. Dr. Frashure and Dr. Milovan Bojic,
director of the Belgrade Institute, have signed an agreement on
professional and scientific cooperation. (Politika, June 2, 1996)
[02] RELATIONS BETWEEN FR OF YUGOSLAVIA AND BELGIUM ON AN UPWARD TREND
Chief of the Belgian diplomacy Eric Derayke received in
Brussels Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, Zivadin Jovanovic. During the talks, most discussion
was focused on the promotion of bilateral cooperation and relations
between the two countries. It was underlined that, after a long
suspension caused by the isolation of our country through
international sanctions, the relations are now developing by an
upward trend and full support was given to intensifying of direct
contacts, most of all in the field of economic relations. During
the talks significance was confirmed of the regional approach in
the cooperation between the European Union and the countries
created in former Yugoslavia and instigation of the process of
economic linkage and cooperation in the broader region of the
Balkans. Derayke underlined the positive role and contribution of
the FR of Yugoslavia to the peace process and consistent and
wholesome implementation of the Dayton Agreement. (Politika, July 2, 1996)
[03] SYMBOL OF DURABLE RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND GREAT BRITAIN
Ambassador of Great Britain in Yugoslavia Ivor Roberts,
inaugurated yesterday in Belgrade the representative offices of
"British Airways", and on that occasion a promotion was held of the
national air-carrier of the United Kingdom. "It is my pleasure to
be present at the return of one successful British company to
Belgrade. This event does not only have a business significance but
is at the same time a symbol of durable relations between
Yugoslavia and the United Kingdom, which is marking strengthening
of business, cultural and social relations between our two
countries", said Ambassador Roberts. The official welcome to the
"British Airways" was expressed by Aleksandar Tijanic, Minister of
Information of the Republic of Serbia: "I am glad that 'British
Airways' is coming to Belgrade at the time when we Serbs are
deciding whether to enter the race with the world or to remain an
island with a mentality of a continent. They are here to do their
job, and we know how to do it, and I hope that this will be of
mutual benefit for both". (Politika ekspres, July 2, 1996)
[04] 'SIEMENS' COMPANY IN BELGRADE
Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government Jovan Zebic
received yesterday the delegation of "Siemens" company headed by
the executive director Rudolph Berch. It was stated with pleasure
that all the agreements from the previous meetings between Zebic
and Berch were realized, among them establishment of the "Siemens"
company in Yugoslavia, whose official inauguration is scheduled for
today. It was also stated that "Siemens" after several years of
international blockade of the FR of Yugoslavia, has renewed its
business relations with a number of companies in our country and
that it is ready to take part in the infrastructural projects.
Special attention was devoted to the search for an adequate model
of financing of the future large-scale jobs in the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, until the relations begin to function between the
Yugoslav and the world banks. (Borba, July 2, 1996)
[05] UNTS WARNED OF CONSEQUENCES OF THE CROAT AMNESTY LAW
Publishing of a partial list of persons who are exempt from
the Law on Amnesty is the part of the political game of pressure
which Croatia is promoting through media in the crucial political
moments, stated the regional secretary for justice and
administration Magister Vojin Djusa, while commenting on the list
of 811 names of persons which are not covered by the Croat Law on
Amnesty. This law in none of its elements is fitting into the well
known world standards, says Djusa and adds: "Through such a
selective law, pressure is being made on the inhabitants of the
Serbian region and they are now in the dilemma whether to leave or
to stay, of course in favor of the situation which is the only one
favorable for Croats and that is for the people from this area to
go away". Therefore, we have intervened on several occasions with
the representative of the UNTS and General Klein personally, said
Djusa and explained: "UNTS will have to side not with us but with
what is objective. In the case of contrary, it would be clear to
all and every that the approach of UNTS is one-sided and that it
completely wishes only to integrate this region into Croatia. This
would be a monstrous reintegration, reintegrating only the land and
not people". (Politika, July 2, 1996)
[06] MOSTAR CARRIERS OF 'DEMOCRACY'
Elections in Mostar in the Croat media were coated with high
gloss, although it is quite evident that everything has remained
the same. Although President Clinton in his letter to President
Tudjman is accusing the official Zagreb of reaffirmation of Herzeg-Bosnia,
which according to the Dayton Agreement should not even
exist, Croatia is trying by hook or by crook to leave an impression
that its politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina has completely clean hands.
The elections in Mostar, however, were taking place in an
atmosphere of general tension. Practically, elections are not
bringing anything new: the two parties SDA (Party of Democratic
Action) whose driving force is the Islamic fundamentalism, and the
HDZ (Croat Democratic Community) which is relying on fanaticism and
fascism, still remain on the political scene. And we are speaking
here of the main producers of war. In Europe and in every country,
even in Germany, Fascists are being arrested. European Union did
not apply this rule in Mostar, because in that case one whould have
to start with Zagreb itself. It is completely clear that justice in
Bosnia will not be achieved only by eliminating Karadzic, but also
Tudjman and Izetbegovic, as the main leaders of the civil war in
Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. No matter how embarrassing it is,
someone must be held responsible for the massacre in the Markale
market place, in Serbian villages on Drina river, in Medak, Sisak,
Pakrac Plain and hundreds of other places. In this context, Mostar
elections can only be a test for the international community, with
an imminent question: can yesterday's slaughterers be today's
carriers of democracy? Mostar must also be a test for the future
elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In Mostar, however, Serbs were
expelled from the race and placed under the heading "the others",
although in Mostar at the beginning of this century, 67 percent of
population was Serbian, and the rest were Muslims, with only an
occasional Croat here and there. The anathema on Serbs in Mostar,
Drvar, Glamoc, Grahovo, is not a way leading to a free and
democratic Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Vecernje novosti, July 2, 1996)
[07] ETHNIC DIVISIONS CONTINUE
The official Paris is commenting that the elections in Mostar
did not erase doubts of France that in Bosnia-Herzegovina remains
dominant "the politics of ethnic division", but at the same time,
it is underlined that they are "a step in good direction". The
final conclusions are not being made as yet regarding the balance
of elections. "Le Mond" is writing that their failure "would cause
the collapse of the Croat-Muslim federation", and "Le Figaro" is
stating that Croats are not in the least giving up on their Herzeg-Bosnia.
The reporter of the French Radio is informing that in
Mostar there still remains "the atmosphere of hatred", so that
there are no conditions for the life together. (Borba, July 2, 1996)
[08] RAPE ON ORDER
In Belgrade yesterday, in the organization of the Fund for
Humanitarian Rights, started the work of the round table about the
International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes Committed in the
Former Yugoslavia. Legal experts have decided to make expert
analysis of the three topics: legitimity of The Hague Tribunal,
competencies of this Tribunal and national courts of law, and
perspectives for a permanent international criminal tribunal. While
speaking of a selective work of the Prosecutor Richard Goldstone,
as one of the reasons for disputing legitimity to The Hague
Tribunal, Prof.Dr. Stevan Djordjevic read and distributed to the
press photocopies of the permit-order issued by the Croat Defence
Council for the rape of Serbian women in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In one
of these orders it is said: "This certificate is confirming the
right to the intervention unit from Zagreb to execute detention of
persons of female gender N.A. and N.P, for the benefit of the male
gender. The stated persons are to be detained at 18:00 hours. The
detained persons will sleep in the cellar of the accommodating
building. In case of resistance, the use of force is permitted". On
the permit-order the issuing body is designated as the Command of
the Rear lines for Bosanski Brod-Sijekovac, and signed by the
commander Ahmet Causevic. (Vecernje novosti, July 2, 1996)
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