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Serbia Today, 96-10-31

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From: Yugoslavia <http://www.yugoslavia.com>

Serbia Today

31 October 1996


CONTENTS

  • [01] SUPPORT TO THE AFFIRMATION OF THE YUGOSLAV SPORTS
  • [02] HEALTH CARE FOR THE YOUNGEST
  • [03] INTEGRATION OF YUGOSLAVIA INTO THE WORLD - IN THE BEST INTEREST OF HUNGARY
  • [04] JOINT PRODUCTION OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK (WHEELS AND AXIS)
  • [05] GHALI CONDEMNS BEHAVIOR OF ZAGREB
  • [06] SERBS WARN THE IFOR COMMAND THAT THERE IS A THREAT OF AN ARMED CONFLICT
  • [07] SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS BRIEFS: "RETURN TO THE WORLD MARKET"

  • [01] SUPPORT TO THE AFFIRMATION OF THE YUGOSLAV SPORTS

    President Slobodan Milosevic received yesterday, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment and successful work of the Volley-Ball Club "Vojvodina" of Novi Sad, the club delegation with the members of the club management and the most outstanding volley-ball players, members of the national team of Yugoslavia. While congratulating multiple champions of Yugoslavia on their jubilee, President Milosevic said that the sports club "Vojvodina" has given a great contribution to the Yugoslav flag being hosted high on the international sports scene and wished the athletes new success and winnings. (Politika, October 21, 1996)

    [02] HEALTH CARE FOR THE YOUNGEST

    At the University Children's Clinic in Belgrade, in the presence of the high sponsor of this health institution, Prime Minister of Serbia Mirko Marjanovic, a triple jubilee was celebrated yesterday - 70 years of children's medicine in Serbia, 70th anniversary of the University Children's Clinic and 60 years of work in the present building. On this occasion, the new Center for Diagnostics was put into operation, as well as the Surgical Clinic and a part of the Emergency Center, the first of its kind in Europe. "We were working in the belief that it is the most productive possible investment from the point of view of the overall interests of the citizens of Serbia", said Prime Minister Marjanovic. While speaking of the obligation of the state to plan and provide for all of its legally regulated health care rights of population an adequate network and location of health care institutions, Marjanovic underlined: "All the numerical data speak of the elevation of efficiency of medical treatment, and the most important fact here is that the death rate of infants, as the most sensitive indicator of the health state of population, is again falling. All this has a special importance in view of the fact that over the past period there was a successfully organized and secured health care for over 700,000 refugees and exiled persons". Prime Minister also said that the present-day government has provided funds in the amount of 153 million dinars for the sanation and reconstruction of 424 medical institutions throughout Serbia and for purchase of new or replacement of the old equipment in over 200 health centers. (Politika, October 31, 1996)

    [03] INTEGRATION OF YUGOSLAVIA INTO THE WORLD - IN THE BEST INTEREST OF HUNGARY

    President of the Republic of Hungary, Arpad Genc, during his talk with Pavle Bulatovic, Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who is completing his two-day official visit to this country, underlined that it is in the best interest of Hungary for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to be reintegrated as soon as possible in the international organizations and the financial institutions. After the talk with Genc and his resor counterpart Djerdj Kelety, which resulted in the signing of the protocol on cooperation in the field of defense, Bulatovic stated the following: "Peoples and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are grateful to the Republic of Hungary for having preserved our relations of cooperation and confidence even at the time of sanctions". (Borba, October 31, 1996)

    [04] JOINT PRODUCTION OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK (WHEELS AND AXIS)

    Railway Transport Company "Beograd" concluded a contract yesterday with the French company "Valdin" on the long-term business cooperation and the joint production of rolling stock (railway wheels and axis), whose value over the next five years will reach 80 million French francs. The contract was signed by the President of the Board of Directors of the Railway Transport Company "Beograd" Milomir Minic and the director general of "Valdin" Jean-Pierre Oshe. This is the first contract on the joint venture which the Yugoslav railways have contracted after the lifting of sanctions. While expressing his satisfaction for the joint project, Jean-Pierre Oshe pointed out at a high degree of technical and technological knowledge and capabilities of the Yugoslav companies in the joint venture. (Borba, October 31, 1996)

    [05] GHALI CONDEMNS BEHAVIOR OF ZAGREB

    In his report submitted to the UN Security Council, the UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali states the opinion that under the present circumstances it is not possible to end the mandate to the Transitional Administration of the UN for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem (UNTAES) and that this mandate should be extended for another six months. Ghali states that he does not agree with the stand of the official Zagreb that the elections should be held until December 15th, because the conditions are not ripe yet for such elections. While pointing out that it is necessary for all the sides to improve their cooperation with the UNTAES, Ghali states the following: "I regret not to be able to inform you of the improvement of cooperation of the Croat Government with the UNTAES", and quotes numerous examples of such lack of cooperation. At the same time, he is pointing out that UNTAES is encountering completely different attitude and behavior of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and recalls that Jacques Klein, the UN High Administrator in this region, had talks with the President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic who, as Ghali states, gave his full support to the UNTAES and strived for the extension of its mandate. (Politika, October 31, 1996)

    [06] SERBS WARN THE IFOR COMMAND THAT THERE IS A THREAT OF AN ARMED CONFLICT

    Ever since the Muslims have forcibly seized the Zvornik county villages of Jusici, Dugi Do and Mahale, the situation in these villages is becoming increasingly complex and tense. Muslims who have forcibly settled there are daily causing incidents which, if something is not done very soon, may very easily grow into armed conflicts with the local Serbian population. This is the gist of the warning which the Chief of the Public Security Center in Zvornik, Colonel Dragomir Vasic, has sent to the IFOR Command. He recalls that Muslims have settled in these villages without the permission of the Serbian side and that so far conflicts have been avoided only thanks to the constant concessions made by Serbs, while pressures of the international community are being exclusively made on the Serbian side. Muslims have violated Dayton Accords, continues Vasic, and have abused the clause pertaining to the return of refugees, because they came to the villages armed to the teeth. In the villages there are also military formations of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Army and persons who had never before lived in these villages. However, not one person in possession of arms had been arrested. "You did not arrest these persons, although you are authorized to do so, and have neither allowed the Serbian police to arrest them, and in this way you have given support to the Muslims to bring arms again into the separation zone", warns Vasic in his letter. (Politika ekspres, October 31, 1996)

    [07] SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS BRIEFS: "RETURN TO THE WORLD MARKET"

    The growing interest of foreign business world for economic cooperation with the Yugoslav partners and numerous visits of business delegations to our country are suggesting successful integration of the Yugoslav economy into the international trade trends. This is the view stated in his interview for the Tanjug news agency on the activities of our economy in the revival of economic cooperation with the foreign partner, by the Chairman of the Board for Economic Cooperation with the World of the Chamber of Economy of Yugoslavia, Svetozar Krasin. "This process is considerably improved by the lifting of sanctions, so that its dynamics will depend on the capability of our economy to fight for its place on this market", says Krasin.

    He also underlined that representatives of our economy have discussed possibilities, manner and conditions for revival and reconstruction, and even surpassing of the past volume of economic cooperation, with the representatives from almost 50 countries. From the beginning of the year until now Yugoslavia was visited by economic delegations from Macedonia, Republic of Srpska, Greece, Russian Federation, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, China, Byelorus, Moldavia, Tadjikistan, Italy, Great Britain, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, The Czech Republic, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Spain, South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada and the Muslim-Croat Federation. There were also a number of individual visits by businessmen from these countries, as well as from Egypt, Algiers, Cyprus, Jordan, Syria, Israel, Libya and Albania. Krasin points out that the delegations of our businessmen at the same time visited a number of countries: France, Russian Federation, Great Britain, Austria, Italy, Hungary and Germany. Renewal of cooperation was also discussed by our business people in Bulgaria, Greece, Slovakia, The Czech Republic, Moldavia, Poland, Brazil, Argentine, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Ghana, Kenya and Namibia. These encounters and visits have significantly contributed to the renewal of cooperation or preparations for its establishment and opening of the new forms of business links.

    Krasin first of all underlines the renewal of cooperation with Macedonia, as one of the most important Yugoslav foreign trade partners today, as well the links with the economy of the Republic of Srpska. While singling out especially the countries with whose businessmen concrete deals were contracted, Krasin mentioned establishment of the joint company for production of automobile tires, construction of the factory for production of ceramic tiles and aluminum sections with Greek businessmen. The agreement was also concluded on investment by a Greek company in the production of lead and zinc, as well as commercial contracts on the delivery of foodstuffs, cathodes, pneumatics, light metals, parts of automobiles and processed timber. With Russian businessmen contracts were concluded on purchase of equipment for the needs of our metallurgical combines, on deliveries of refractory materials for the needs of Russian cement plants and on the joint production of passenger railway carriages. A number of similar contracts was signed with the businessmen from Bulgaria. With China a three-year barter arrangement was signed in the value of 350 million US dollars, on the basis of which the Chinese oil is being exchanged for our goods.

    Regarding the developed countries of Europe and of the world, Krasin singled out Italy, which is at present number one among the Yugoslav foreign trade partners. During the meetings with businessmen of several Italian regions, many concrete possibilities for business cooperation were manifested. Thus the representatives of Italgas and Energogas decided in favor of the project for construction of the gas pipeline through Yugoslavia, whose initial value amounts to three billion US dollars. There were very important talks with the British, French and German businessmen, because they have pointed out at the most feasible forms of cooperation. Discussions were also held with businessmen from some countries of Asia, Africa, Central and South America.

    Underlining that he had singled out only some of the most important and largest deals and partners in the revival of cooperation with the world, Krasin stated that during this year over 600 contracts on investment of capital into our economy were signed, in the value of some 130 million DEM. The total goods exchange with the world during the nine months of this year amounted to almost 4 billion US dollars, from this amount some 1.3 billion US dollars of our exports. (TANJUG, October 31, 1996)


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