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Serbia Today 96-07-10Serbia Today Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Yugoslavia <http://www.yugoslavia.com>Serbia Today10 July 1996CONTENTS
[01] EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTIONSPresident of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic received yesterday chief of the O.S.C.E. mission for Bosnia, Ambassador Robert Frowick, with his associates.The talks were focused on the actual questions and the preparations for the forthcoming elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina. President Milosevic underlined that it is necessary to strive for all the political parties to be given the opportunity for equitable participation at the elections. Special attention was devoted to the efforts for securing full freedom of movement of citizens, equitable approach to all the political parties and their access to the media, as well as other assumptions important for successful conducting of the elections. (Politika, July 10, 1996) [02] SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION OF ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES OF YUGOSLAVIABy the final plenary session of the participants of the economic summit of the Central and Eastern European states, yesterday in Salzburg this important regional gathering was adjourned.Delegation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia headed by the Prime Minister Radoje Kontic, held yesterday for numerous reporters, businessmen and other participants of the gathering, a successful presentation of the economic possibilities of our country. Federal Prime Minister expressed hope that the Yugoslav liberal and market orientation will attract investors and firms for cooperation with our companies in Serbia and Montenegro. (Borba, July 10, 1996) [03] A STEP FURTHER FROM THE OTHERSAccording to the data for the school year 1993/1994, in 38 counties of Vojvodina, tuition is held in one or more of the languages of the national minorities, and in 37 secondary schools lectures are delivered in one of the 4 languages. From the total number of students, members of the national minorities, in higher schools in mother tongue some 70 percent of Hungarians are studying, 32 percent of Slovaks, 91.7 percent of Rumanians. At 13 university-level institutions in Vojvodina 1,598 students are studying, members of national minorities. Before the boycott of the legal educational system, province of Kosovo and Metohija was ranking 4th in the world by its number of enrolled students, just after the United States, Canada and Netherlands.These figures from the report of the Federal Government about the state and exercise of rights of national minorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, are illustrating that it is not just an empty talk that in the legal standards regulating this matter, a step further was made in respect to the other countries in the world. From the very first Article of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, up to a number of international documents which were signed by Yugoslavia, rights of national minorities are secured in the field of culture, education, information, keeping links with their home countries, etc. (Politika, July 10, 1996) [04] CONTACT GROUP ON BOSNIA MEETS IN LONDON TODAYContact Group for Bosnia-Herzegovina will meet today in London, at the initiative of the British Foreign Office, It is announced that at the gathering discussion should be conducted about the new confusing situation in the policy of the international community towards Bosnia and the implementation of the Dayton Agreement, especially the pre-electoral conditions in the light of a misunderstanding with the leadership of the Bosnian Serbs. Further to the representatives of five permanent member-countries of the Contact Group : United States, Russia, Great Britain, France and Germany, Italy has also announced its participation at this gathering. (Tanjug, July 10, 1996)[05] KARASIN: SERIOUS CONCERNThe spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Grigori Karasin stated yesterday that "neither legally nor politically" are there any grounds for the prohibition from registering of the deputy candidates of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) in Bosnia only because its leader is Radovan Karadzic.Karasin at the regular meeting with the press expressed "serious concern in respect of what has been happening about the so-called Karadzic problem". (Politika ekspres, July 10,1996) [06] EVERYTHING - IN PEACEThe Supreme Command of the Republic of Srpska stated yesterday at Pale, that the military part of the Dayton Agreement so far was successfully implemented and that continuation of its implementation is a precondition for solving many issues in peace. This mostly pertains to the solution of status of the Republic of Srpska Army in general and of its every soldier in particular.The session was presided by Biljana Plavsic. (Vecernje novosti, July 10, 1996) [07] SERBS ARE REQUESTING RELOCATIONThere are great chances that these days the high representative of the international community for Bosnia Michael Steiner will receive a request of Sarajevo Serbs for making it possible for "their collective departure" into third countries, since they can not obtain adequate protection.Democratic Initiative of Sarajevo Serbs from Ilidza is having the data about daily persecution of Serbs, their harassment and even physical abuse by various bullies, disturbing the remaining Serbian population. According to their data, from June 1 to 26, 1996 there were 147 such incidents. After the transfer of power, 17 families returned to Ilidza, but after the well known ways of "welcome", they have departed again. (Politika ekspres, July 10, 1996) [08] MUSLIMS ARE ARRESTING CROATSMuslim police over the past few days and without any reason, in the traffic routes through central Bosnia, has arrested five members of the Croat Defense Council, reported yesterday the Croat Radio.Government of the so-called Croat Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia two nights ago in Mostar warned that these arrest can place in serious jeopardy Muslim-Croat relations in the federation. (Vecernje novosti, July 10, 1996) [09] CONFIDENCE DEPENDS ON CROATSSpecial ambassador of the Russian Government for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem, Alexander Aksenjonok, stated yesterday in Erdut that mutual confidence building in this region depends more on Croat than on the Serbian side and recalled that confidence building was especially negatively effected by the Croat Law on Amnesty."The way it was adopted, this law did not help create an atmosphere for implementation of the Erdut Agreement in all of its clauses", states the Russian ambassador. (Politika ekspres, July 10, 1996) [10] HYPOCRISY OF THE CROAT PRESIDENTAssociation of Serbs from the Republic of Croatia yesterday has most strongly condemned, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of refugees and exiled persons, the statement by the Croat President Franjo Tudjman about the impossibility for the return of exiled Serbs.Association is of the view that such a statement is yet another proof that crimes against Serbs who have remained in Croatia, and over those few who have returned, were not just random crimes, because they are being committed with a wholesome support of the authorities. Association is also of the view that peace in these areas will be in jeopardy for as long as the international community does not take decisive measures and makes assessment of the responsibility of the Croat President and his associates for the crimes committed against Serbian people. (Borba, July 10, 1996) Serbia Today Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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