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Serbia Today, 96-10-30
Serbia Today
30 October 1996
CONTENTS
[01] MILOSEVIC - A TRUSTWORTHY LEADER
[02] PRESIDENT LILIC: YUGOSLAVIA IS A STATE OF ALL ITS CITIZENS
[03] INCITING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MUTUAL RELATIONS
[04] IMF BY THE END OF THE YEAR
[05] YUGOSLAV MANAGERS IN FAVOR OF A BALKAN ECONOMIC UNION
[06] UN PROTEST FOR THE ARREST OF MARCETA
[07] AMERICAN INDIANS - CROATS
[01] MILOSEVIC - A TRUSTWORTHY LEADER
At the press conference organized yesterday by the Belgrade
University Social Sciences Institute, it has been stated that a
recent survey revealed that President Slobodan Milosevic is by
far the most trusted politician. Commenting the survey carried
out in view of the November 3. general elections, Institute
Director - Mr. Dragomir Pantic, remarked that with the creation
of two large coalitions simplified the "political scene" in
Serbia, but that the left-wing coalition has an advantage since
it covers "a broader spectrum of political choices, ranging from
the center to the extreme left, which is the political
orientation of two thirds of the electorate." Mr. Pantic stressed
that the structure of the electorate - compared to the previous
elections - major advances have been made by the left coalition
now endorsed by a growing number of young people and educated
social strata. According to the survey, at the federal elections
due on November 3rd, most of the votes will go to the candidates
of the unified list created by the Socialist Party of Serbia -
the Yugoslav United Left - New Democracy (about 45% whilst the
opposition coalition "Together" will secure about 30% of the
votes.
(Politika, October 30, 1996)
[02] PRESIDENT LILIC: YUGOSLAVIA IS A STATE OF ALL ITS CITIZENS
Mr. Zoran Lilic - President of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia spoke yesterday in Novi Pazar at the inaugural
ceremony of the local agricultural-industrial complex which
involved investments of about 350 million dinars. Stressing that
the basis of the Yugoslav strategic objectives is to invest in
new, greater and more profitable production, President Lilic
said: "We have to forget the times when we used to sell semi-finished
roducts and worked for other countries and the former
Yugoslav republics. Our prime objective is to reactivate all
existing industrial potentials, and increment production and
exports." Speaking about the affirmation of the Yugoslav policy,
based on the principles of dialogue, equality among nations and
settlement of all controversies in a peaceful way, President
Lilic remarked: "This is the policy that preserved FRY as a state
of all its citizens, unlike other former Yugoslav republics -
generated by the secession and break-up of former Yugoslavia. We
endorsed that country and we still believe that it could have
been a prosperous and safe country ensuring the interests of all
its peoples and citizens. Extreme nationalists on all sides and
among all nations thought differently and caused much suffering
to their respective nations above all."
(Borba, October 30, 1996)
[03] INCITING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MUTUAL RELATIONS
Yugoslav Foreign Minister Milan Milutinovic visited Zagreb
yesterday, on an official visit to the Republic of Croatia. He
met with his colleague Croatian Foreign Minister and Deputy
Premier Mate Granic, and discussed with him all essential
question pertaining to the common interests of the two countries.
During the talks, the two ministers signed an inter-government
agreement abolishing the visa regime for diplomatic and official
passports and decided to promote bilateral agreements regulating
the most important elements of mutual relations, such as economic
cooperation, transports, energy, trade, finances etc. Foreign
Minister Milutinovic was also received by Croatian President
Franjo Tudjman. After the official talks, Mr. Milutinovic met at
the Yugoslav Embassy with the representatives of Serb
organizations in Croatia. They have informed him about the
current problems of the Serbian ethnic community. "We believe
that the talks were pregnant and constructive. The common
interest for a long term and stable evolution of overall
relations between FR Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia has
been reaffirmed. We have agreed that these relations, founded on
equality and neighborliness, have an essential importance, not
only for the realization of long-term objectives of both
countries, but also represent a major prerequisite for lasting
peace, social-economic progress and stability of the entire
region", stated the Yugoslav Foreign Minister.
(Politika, October 30, 1996)
[04] IMF BY THE END OF THE YEAR
The question of continuity and re-admission of Yugoslavia
into the International Monetary Fund, will be settled by the end
of the year - stated yesterday the Vice-Governor of the Yugoslav
National Bank - Mr. Zarko Trbojevic. He said that the IMF Board
of Directors is to convene imminently, and adopt a decision to
this sense. Mr. Trbojevic also stressed that such a decision and
the IMF membership does not depend upon the regulation of the
relations between FRY and the UN, nor upon the negotiations on
succession. According to the same National Bank official the
Yugoslav membership in the Paris and London Club will be settled
by the end of the first trimester of 1997.
(Borba, October 30, 1996)
[05] YUGOSLAV MANAGERS IN FAVOR OF A BALKAN ECONOMIC UNION
It is expected that at the beginning of next century, FR
Yugoslavia will become member of the Economic Union. The
integration of Yugoslavia into Europe must be preceded by the
creation of a Balkan Economic Union. Yugoslavia - as the pillar
of the Balkans should assume a lading political, economic and
media role in the implementation of this project. This was
remarked at a press conference held yesterday by Dr. Milija
Zecevic - Chairman of the Yugoslav Council for the Development
of Management and Education. The European Association for
International Business and Management and the Yugoslav Council
for the Development of Management and Education, have already
organized three Balkan conferences of managers. "The purpose of
these conferences was to establish contacts between businessmen
from Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, and we
have also managed to incite our governments stage given
encounters", Mr. Zecevic added. He also stressed that after the
lifting of the sanctions numerous contracts have been signed and
that it is obvious that FRY could link all Balkan states even
more intensely.
(Ekspres, October 30, 1996)
[06] UN PROTEST FOR THE ARREST OF MARCETA
UN representatives and human right observers protested with
the Bosnian Federation authorities because of the "...illegal
arrest" of Bosnian Serb Milorad Marceta, suspected of war crimes.
Last Friday Marceta was brought before the Court in Bihac under
charges of war crimes, and has been kept in jail in spite of the
fact that the prosecutor provided no evidence to corroborate the
indictment. UN human rights lawyers, that were present at the
hearing, accused Moslem-Croatian authorities of irregularities
in the court procedure. The international Police protested last
Tuesday when Marceta was arrested in Sanski Most, while he
crossed the inter-entity border to visit his house in the
territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
International Police officials stated that the arrest of Marceta
is a breach of the Rome Accords signed on February 18 and
regulating the arrest and custody of persons suspected of war
crimes. The same sources revealed that in spite of UN demands.
Moslem-Croatian investigators did not submit Marceta s dossier
to the International Court in the Hague - which has no data on
Marceta.
( Nasa Borba, October 30, 1996)
[07] AMERICAN INDIANS - CROATS
American Indians probably still ignore the latest
"scientific discovery" according to which, many of them are
actually of Croatian origin. The exclusive revelation is the
result of "scientific" research by Croatian historian Dragutin
Pavlicevic, and found its place in history books. The Split
newspaper "Feral Tribune" reveals that Pavlicevic authored a
chapter entitled "Croatian Indians", included in the second grade
history textbook, shedding new light on the history of native
Americans and their ties with Croats, "one of the oldest nations
in Europe". He affirms that in North Carolina "a tribe has been
living for more than 4 centuries differing in the color of skin,
hair and facial features from other tribes". According to the
same historian this is not surprising because the members of
these tribe "have the noble blood of ancient Croats from
Dubrovnik in their veins". Mr. Pavlicevic also speaks about the
Mateo Indians, named after their ancestor Mateo - a Croat named
Mate. "In his work, Dragutin Pavlicevic stresses that he
estimates that presently there are more than 2 million Croatian
descendants throughout the United States", states the Split
newspaper.
(Vecernje Novosti, October 30, 1996)
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