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Serbia Today, 96-10-09
Serbia Today
9 October 1996
CONTENTS
[01] MINISTER MICHAELIDIS IN BELGRADE
[02] TALKS BETWEEN YUGOSLAV AND GERMAN BUSINESSMEN CLOSED
[03] RIGHTFULLY TO PREVLAKA
[04] IN SEPTEMBER EXPORT INCREASED 32%
[05] BASIS FOR THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN FRY AND B&H ADOPTED
[06] OGATA SEEKING MORE SUBSTANTIAL AID FOR REFUGEES IN FRY
[07] INDUSTRIAL MANIFESTATION "BUSINESS - POLAND 96" INAUGURATED
[08] CROATIA ACCEPTED UNTAES MANDATE PROLONGATION
[09] RENN NOT ENCOURAGED BY VISITING KRAJINA
[10] BARANYA - BRIDGE FOR COOPERATION
[11] SDA TERRORIZING
[12] ON ECONOMIC RENEWAL OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
[13] DOLLARS FOR REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
[14] SERBIAN PATROLS
[15] AMERICANS LEAVING BOSNIA
[01] MINISTER MICHAELIDIS IN BELGRADE
Mr. Alecos Michaelidis, Republic of Cyprus"s Foreign Minister,
arrived yesterday for an official visit to FR Yugoslavia. At
arrival, Mr. Michaelidis stated that our two countries are bonded
by exceptional historical, religious and political relations. "
There are numerous possibilities for closer cooperation of the two
countries in all fields, political, economic and cultural", said
Mr. Michaelidis. He also expressed his great pleasure to be in
Belgrade for the first time.
(TANJUG, Oct. 9,1996.)
[02] TALKS BETWEEN YUGOSLAV AND GERMAN BUSINESSMEN CLOSED
Commenting the meetings and talks, Dr. Hans Schill, Deputy
Minister of Industry and the Head of the German delegation, stated
that in Bonn, a document between ours and the German Government
will be signed soon. After that " our economic cooperation will
continue and expand.
At the premises of Serbian Government, Minister of Energy, Dr.
Dragan Kostic talked to the representative of the firm SIEMENS from
Munich Mr. Rudolf Bertsho about the renewed participation of this
firm in the building and revitalization of electroenergetic and
mining objects in Serbia.
(Politika Ekspres, Oct. 9, 1996)
[03] RIGHTFULLY TO PREVLAKA
Montenegrian President Momir Bulatovic received yesterday in
Podgorica UN Head of Bureau, Mr. Julian Harston. They concluded
that the Agreement on the normalization of relations between FR
Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia gives a practical basis to
solve through negotiations between the two sides the territorial
issues on Prevlaka and that two of its proclamations supplying the
UN authority and control this process as well as the presence of
UN military observers in this area have a significant part.
Mr. Bulatovic particularly stressed that Montenegro, i.e., FR
Yugoslavia, will fully support the successful carrying out of UN
peace Corps role at Prevlaka, until the final legal and rightful
solution is reached.
(Novosti, Oct. 9, 1996)
[04] IN SEPTEMBER EXPORT INCREASED 32%
Based on the newest data on the foreign trade of our industry
for nine months, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Statistics,
Mr. Milovan Zivkovic, estimated yesterday that the total Yugoslav
export of goods and services in this year will attain abt 2,5
billions of dollars. With the September export increase of 3,2
percent against the same month last year, the value of nine-month"
s deliveries of Yugoslav goods to the foreign buyers amounted up
to 1.259 billions of dollars, making it 9,5% bigger that in the
same month last year. The statistics show two especially favorable
tendencies:
The final products being exported in larger quantities and at
the same time the goods are being exported to two mostly developed
European countries, Germany and Italy, Mr. Zivkovic stressed.
(Politika, Oct. 9, 1996)
[05] BASIS FOR THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN FRY AND B&H ADOPTED
The Federal Government, adopting the information on the base
for the normalization of relations between Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, estimated the Mutual
Statement, signed by presidents Slobodan Milosevic and Alija
Izetbegovic in Paris, represents an essential contribution for
establishing a lasting peace and stability in the Balkans and the
South East of Europe. The results of Paris talks are exceptionally
important and of long-term significance for FRY and its entire
national interest on the domestic and international level. The
Mutual Statement has a great diplomatic significance for FRY and
its entire international position, the Federal Government assessed.
(Politika, Oct. 9, 1996)
[06] OGATA SEEKING MORE SUBSTANTIAL AID FOR REFUGEES IN FRY
Ms Sadako Ogata, High Commissioner for Refugees, insisted
yesterday on a more substantial financial and material aid to FR
Yugoslavia and some other countries, in order to solve the problem
of refugees more successfully. She particularly invited the
country-donors attending the meeting to press their governments in
order to ensure the success of our actions in Bosnia, FR
Yugoslavia, Croatia.., reports AFP. Ms. Ogata called to attention
the fact that UNHCR fonds are "dangerously empty", since instead
of the promised 1,3 billion, only 776 million of dollars has been
allocated, thus " endangering the further successful performing of
UNHCR.
(Nasa Borba, Oct. 9,1996)
[07] INDUSTRIAL MANIFESTATION "BUSINESS - POLAND 96" INAUGURATED
At the Belgrade Fair, yesterday, Mr. Ian Haladai, Poland"s
Deputy Minister of Ecomonic Relations and Mr. Slobodan Radulovic,
Serbian Government Deputy Prime Minister, inaugurated the
industrial manifestation "Business-Poland 96". At this, first
exhibition of international trade after the lifting of sanctions,
more than 200 Polish firms will offer their programs to their
Yugoslav partners. We are glad that your country has returned to
the international market and we would like to become the main
partners in the industrial cooperation with Yugoslavia, said Mr.
Ian Haladai.
(Politika, Oct. 9, 1996)
[08] CROATIA ACCEPTED UNTAES MANDATE PROLONGATION
General Jaques Klein, the transitory manager of UNTAES, stated
after the yesterday"s talks with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman,
that Croatia has accepted the prolongation of UNTAES mandate till
spring next year. Remarking that he had also talked to the Serbian
President Slobodan Milosevic the day before in Belgrade, Mr. Klein
said that it was agreed in Zagreb " that the Croatian Danube basin
should be incorporated into the Croatian constitutional and legal
system early Spring next year". He also mentioned that the founding
of mutual Board for organizing the elections in this region, which
should be held " as soon as possible".
(Politika, Oct. 9, 1996)
[09] RENN NOT ENCOURAGED BY VISITING KRAJINA
UN Special Reporter for Human Rights, Ms. Elisabeth Renn,
arrived yesterday to the Srem-Baranya region, and met the UN
Administrator Mr. Jaques Klein. During her ninth visit to the
Former Yugoslavia, Renn said yesterday in Vukovar:" I am not
encouraged by the results of my visit to Krajina, for only a very
small number of Serbs were allowed to return to their homes. The
robberies continue, and again the explosives are being placed into
houses. At least three people were killed and several wounded.
Regretfully, I had the impression that the Croat police is not to
mach interested in solving those criminal cases". As opposed to
that, said Ms. Renn, at the Serbian region there are no serious
incidents nor infringements of human rights.
(Politika, Oct. 9, 1996)
[10] BARANYA - BRIDGE FOR COOPERATION
Mr. Vasa Zigic, The President of Beli Manastir Assembly stated
that the area of Eastern Slavonia, Baranya and Western Srem should
be the "bridge of cooperation between FR Yugoslavia and Croatia",
following the signing of Agreement on normalization of relations,
said Mr. Zigic in an interview for Zagreb daily "Vjesnik". Zigic
underlined that beforehand, it is necessary to carry out all the
instructions of the Erdut Agreement, meaning that all refugees, not
only Croats but Serbs, who left their ancient hearths, should be
allowed to return to their homes.
(Politika Ekspres, Oct. 9, 1996)
[11] SDA TERRORIZING
Deputy President of the Democratic National Community of
Velika Kladusa, whose headquarters in refuge in Zagreb, Mr. Bozidar
Sicel, stated that in the Una- Sana canton, where the Party of
Democratic Action is in power, not only political but all other
kinds of terrorizing is continuing, reports the Croatian radio. In
the last ten days, several bombs were thrown, property destroyed,
fires, demolition and physical torture occurred there, but this
fact is concealed, said Sicel. Because of this, six representatives
of DNC, whose leader is Mr. Fikret Abdic, did not arrive yesterday
in Bihac for the first constituent session of the Una- Sana canton,
since, by the same source, the authorities are openly threatening
to arrest them, in case they come to B&H. " The ruling Moslem party
SDA in the western Bosnia establishes the Islamic state, which will
become so strong soon, that it will give Europe an headache, said
representative Irfan Saracevic.
(Politika, Oct. 9, 1996)
[12] ON ECONOMIC RENEWAL OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
In Wiener today the meeting continues on the economic renewal
of Bosnia and Herzegovina reduction of great unemployment and
social consequences of the civil war. The meeting is attended by
the industrial experts from FR Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Macedonia, Hungary, Japan and Austria, as well as the
representatives of the international organizations, dealing in the
economic renewal and reforms in Bosnia.
(TANJUG, Oct. 9,1996.)
[13] DOLLARS FOR REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
Republic of Srpska Minister of Finance, Mr. Novak Kondic said
yesterday in an interview for TANJUG that the World Bank and the
International Monetary Fund approved a loan of 60 million dollars
to Republic of Srpska, for the so called urgent supplies. The money
can be used as soon as the Government of Republic of Srpska
established the priorities for the urgent supplies. The loan is
given free of interest and the deadline for repayment is 40 years.
(Novosti, Oct. 9, 1996)
[14] SERBIAN PATROLS
At Pale, yesterday, the talks between the Republic of Srpska,
Minister of interiors Mr. Dragan Kijac and the UN Secretary General
Special Envoy Counselor Mr. Jeffrey Beaumont, concluded the
villages of Jusici and Mahala into which the Moslem settled
illegally. Following the talks, Mr. Beaumont said that it was
agreed that already from today on the international police forces
and the Republic of Srpska Police patrol together and enable the
implementation of the RS Authority in the territory the Dayton
Agreement allocated to Republic of Sprska.
(Novosti, Oct. 9, 1996).
[15] AMERICANS LEAVING BOSNIA
The first group of American soldiers of the Multinational
Peace Corps in Bosnia starts to withdraw, according to Pentagon
instructions. That was announced in the Headquarters of the
American contingent in Tuzla. The Representative of the American
forces said that this is the " first official withdrawal of the
American troops from Bosnia.
(TANJUG, Oct. 9, 1996)
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