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Serbia Today, 96-11-01Serbia Today Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Yugoslavia <http://www.yugoslavia.com>Serbia Today1 November 1996CONTENTS
[01] AFFIRMATION OF THE POLITICS OF YUGOSLAVIAPresident of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Lilic during his talks with the political and economic representatives of the Bor County yesterday, stated that the results achieved in this region after lifting of sanctions are encouraging. "Yugoslavia has persisted on the path of peace and the path of preservation of all of its potentials", said Lilic and recalled: "Today's day is very important because it is now exactly one year since our delegation, headed by President Milosevic, had signed the Dayton Accords. This agreement secured absolute affirmation of the politics of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, at the same time, secured stability not only in the territory of the FR of Yugoslavia, but in the Balkans and throughout Europe". President Lilic also said that our country is striving for integration processes, good neighborly cooperation and cooperation even with the former Yugoslav republics. "We shall certainly never be thinking along the same political lines and probably will never live again in a joint state, but we should cooperate if such a cooperation is in the best interest of our citizens", said Lilic. (Politika, November 1, 1996)[02] AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN CHAMBERS OF ECONOMY OF YUGOSLAVIA AND MACEDONIAIn the presence of the Yugoslav and Macedonian businessmen, Mihailo Milojevic and Dusko Petreski have signed yesterday the agreement on cooperation between chambers: the Chamber of Economy of Yugoslavia and the Chamber of Economy of Macedonia. On this occasion it was stated once again that the relations between the two economies are extremely good. In spite of extremely difficult economic situation, goods exchange between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Macedonia during the past year amounted to one billion one hundred million US dollars, and until the end of this year it is expected that it will exceed 400 million US dollars. Sanctions have caused great damages to the economies of these two countries, it was stated and underlined that it is natural that in future the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Macedonia, because of being so close together, because of long years of nurtured mutual confidence among businessmen and compatibility of economies, will be the most efficient partners in the goods exchange. (Borba, November 1, 1996)[03] COOPERATION BETWEEN BELGRADE AND TOKYO CHUO UNIVERSITYRector of the University of Belgrade, Prof.Dr. Dragutin Velickovic, who was on a several-day visit to Japan at the invitation of the Rector of the Tokyo Chuo University, stated that an agreement was signed on cooperation between the two universities, covering the exchange of professors, of the young scientists and students, and cooperation in the field of science and education. During the talks with the representatives of the Chuo University, one of the three largest in Japan, whose cooperation with the Faculty of Philology of Belgrade has contributed to the professional training and employment of our young Jaapanologists, new forms of cooperation were agree upon. Delegation of the University of Belgrade in Tokyo has visited also the Committee of the Sasakawa Foundation, where the President of the Foundation, Johei Sasakawa was awarded "Great Plaque of the University of Belgrade", as an acknowledgment for the contribution which this Foundation has given to the education of the scientific youth of the Belgrade University. (Politika, November 1, 1996)[04] INFORMATION LINKAGE OF THE REGIONIn Novi Sad a two-day conference is to start today of the Association of the News Agencies of the Balkan Countries (ABNA) where the directors of the agencies from seven countries will discuss the plan for establishment of telecommunication, information system in the Balkans and mutual linkage between all of these agencies, as well as linkage with the other similar agencies in Europe and in the world. The founders of this Association are the following: Anadolia Agency of Ankara, ANA of Athens and MPA of Thessaloniki, our TANJUG news agency, Rumanian ROMPRES, MPB of Skopje, BIP and BTA of Sofia and ATA of Tirana, while the status of the official observers are having the agencies STA of Ljubljana, BH Press of Sarajevo and IHA of Istanbul. The office of the president of this Association, which is rotated every six months, is now held by Zoran Jevdjevic, director of the TANJUG news agency. (Borba, November 1, 1996)[05] THE FILM "NICE VILLAGES BURN NICELY" WINS THE FIRST AWARD IN SAO PAULOFilm by Srdjan Dragojevic "Nice Villages Burn Nicely" has won the first prize at the 20th International Film Festival in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. The Yugoslav film won in the competition of some hundred films. In the statement by the jury of the Festival, it is said that this film was awarded for "the original script and creativity of the film's cinematographic form". (TANJUG, November 1, 1996)[06] CROATIA DISSATISFIED WITH GHALI'S REPORTThe report submitted by the UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali to the Security Council, in which he is proposing that the mandate of the peace forces in the Srem and Baranja Region be extended for another six months and that the observer mission remains even after this time and until the end of the next year, has caused in the official circles in Zagreb tension and anxiety. Ghali's view is opposed to what Croatia has demanded and to what it has been preparing its local public. President Tudjman immediately prior to this report was stating that Zagreb can not accept the mandate longer than three months. "Vjesnik" in its commentary states that Ghali has again accused Croatia for not complying with the Erdut Agreement. Ghali has again reproached the Croat Government, report the other newspapers, for its lack of cooperation with the UNTAES. Croatia is especially concerned over the suggested possibility that even after the two-year mandate, the UNTAES may retain the international control in the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem. (Politika, November 1, 196)[07] DESTRUCTION OF HOUSES IS ACQUIRING DISTURBING PROPORTIONSMining of houses and expulsion of people in many cities of the Muslim-Croat Federation and on the frontier between the two Bosnian entities is acquiring disturbing proportions, point out the IFOR representatives. According to the IFOR information, from October until today 170 Muslim houses have been destroyed on the inter-ethnic frontiers, but also within the Federation, where only in the city of Drvar 40 abandoned houses have been destroyed. The situation is again dramatic in Mostar. Special European Union envoy for Mostar, Martin Garod, addressed personally the President of the Muslim-Croat Federation Kresimir Zubak and warned him that there are daily occurrences of mining of the Muslim houses and expulsion from apartments in the western Croat part of this divided town. The perpetrators of these acts are well known, they are persons dressed in uniforms of the Special Police forces or police forces of the western part of Mostar, but so far no one was arrested, warns Garod. (Politika ekspres, November 1, 1996)[08] NO ARMAMENT UNTIL CENGIC IS FIREDDeputy U.S. Secretary of State John Cornblum reiterated yesterday the stand of the United States that it will not deliver the armament in the value of some 100 million US dollars for as long as the Deputy Defense Minister Hasan Cengic is not dismissed from his function. "As soon as he leaves this position, the delivery will take place", said Cornblum. The official Washington D.C. is of the view that if Cengic remains in his function, because of his connections with the Iranian mercenaries during the war in Bosnia, this will be in opposition with the American program of training and arming of the army of the Muslim-Croat Federation. (TANJUG, November 1, 1996)[09] SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS BRIEFS: "THE YEAR OF PEACE"Today, it is exactly one year since the beginning of negotiations in the American town of Dayton, which have, with the active participation of the Yugoslav delegation headed by President Slobodan Milosevic, made an introduction into peace in former Yugoslavia.The word equality, was the basis of all the stands which the President of Serbia supported in Dayton, but also in The Hague, four years earlier when the destiny of the then-Yugoslavia was to be resolved, before the world had recognized the secession of Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia and later on Bosnia-Herzegovina. The views stated about the Dayton Accords - that its foundation is impartiality - are the result of this strive for equality of all the members involved in conflict in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Practically there was no meeting in the building of the Presidency of Serbia in Belgrade where prime ministers and heads of diplomacies of many countries were coming, numerous international mediators, church dignitaries and senators, during which there was no word heard in favor of a peaceful solution, with an equitable respect for the interests of all the sides, among them of the Serbian people too. Behind the communiques published after these meetings, small but important shifts were hiding up to the present moment, when the Federal Republic of Yugoslav and the Republic of Serbia are welcomed counterparts. In the building situated in the very center of Belgrade, President Milosevic received from the beginning of this year chiefs of diplomacies of 12 countries, starting with the United States and Russia, up to Canada, most countries of the European Union, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Ukraine and our neighbors. While observing the extreme activities of President Milosevic, the influential German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" recognized even one and a half year ago the merits of the President of Serbia in the peace process in the Balkans and commented that "the entire world is speaking, phoning and consulting with the President of Serbia". The reason for such an attitude of foreigners is certainly to be found in his strives for the Serbian people in Croatia and the Croat Government to resolve in the peaceful way the problems caused by the forcible secession of this former Yugoslav republic, as well as for Muslims, Serbs and Croats to stop the bloodshed. At the moment when in mid 1994 Serbia and Montenegro were threatened by tightening of sanctions because of the behavior of the leadership of Serbs in Bosnia, President Milosevic was calling for peace. In July of that same year President Milosevic stated in Geneva the following: "More courage and moral strength is needed to decide on peace than on war which is still going on. No one has the right on behalf of the Serbian people to refuse peace". Milosevic's efforts made possible for the Security Council to suspend soon a part of sanctions, in order to suspend them in full after the Dayton Accords and on October 1, 1996 to lift them completely. In July 1995, in his interview for the "Time" Slobodan Milosevic stated that it is possible over the next six months to achieve peace in the Balkans if the sanctions are lifted, which is what happened. President of Serbia continued with his efforts in reaching of a lasting peace, then there was a meeting in Moscow with the Russian President Yeltzin and Belgrade was visited by the envoy of the Indonesian President Suharto, Chinese, Rumanian, Hungarian, British and Greek ministers, American senators, envoys of the Jewish organizations and a number of other politicians and businessmen. Yeltzin, after the talks in Moscow, stated the following: "I respect the stands of Milosevic and I trust him". Before there were even indications that the Dayton negotiations are to take place and sanctions be suspended, Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov came to Belgrade for talks with Milosevic, and on that occasion expressed readiness of Skopje to develop good neighborly relations. President of Romania Jon Iliesku, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, the U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Bulgarian Prime Minister Jean Videnov, the Czech Prime Minister Vaclaw Klaus, the man number one of the European Union Jean Santer, are only some of the personalities from the world who have during their visit to Belgrade considered that Slobodan Milosevic is the indispensable counterpart for talks about the future of the Balkans. Later on, and in the months which have marked the return of Yugoslavia on the international scene, building of the Presidency of Serbia remained an unavoidable place for all those visiting Belgrade, respecting the peace efforts of the Yugoslav and the Serbian leadership and Slobodan Milosevic. (TANJUG, November 1, 1996) Serbia Today Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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