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Serbia Today, 96-11-26
Serbia Today
26 November 1996
CONTENTS
[01] COMPREHENSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE
[02] ECONOMIC POLICY ENDORSED
[03] NORMALIZATION OF COOPERATION BETWEEN FRY AND EU
[04] DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS FOE YUGOSLAV-FRENCH COOPERATION
[05] EUROPEAN TRANSPORTS GOING THROUGH YUGOSLAVIA AGAIN
[06] NEW TRIALS AGAINST SERBS IN CROATIA
[07] CENGIC'S "SLOVENIAN CONNECTION"
[01] COMPREHENSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE
President Slobodan Milosevic received yesterday a delegation of
the PASOK Youth organization from Greece, accompanied by their host
Mr. Aleksandar Rastovic - President of the Young Socialists of Serbia
organization. The guests from Greece informed Mr. Milosevic about the
cooperation and the ties of friendship that they promote between the
peoples of Yugoslavia and Greece, and about the extremely positive
experiences realized through such cooperation. President Milosevic
expressed satisfaction for the comprehensive and successful
cooperation between our country and Greece and asked the delegation
to convey his personal regards to Greek President Kostas Simitis.
(Politika, November 26, 1996)
[02] ECONOMIC POLICY ENDORSED
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Marjanovic, joined by the
respective cabinet members and deputy premiers, had a meeting
yesterday with the members of the Managing Board of the Serbian
Chamber of Economy and of the Presidency of the Serbian Unions
League, to discuss the national economic policy in 1997 - its basic
objectives and the implementation mechanisms. The fundamental goals
of the economic policy have been agreed upon by the Federal and
republican governments and the National Bank of Yugoslavia.
Essentially they will be the same as in the previous two years - Mr.
Marjanovic said. Next year, priority will again be given to the
stability of the prices and the dinar rate, the growth of exports and
production, structural changes in the national economy and the
improvement of the living standard of the general population.
National product should be increased by 13 per cent, exports by at
least 37 per cent, public expenditures are to be reduced to 47.5 per
cent of the national product, the budget and the public expenditures
in Serbia being 35.3 per cent of the national product. Chamber of
Economy and Union representatives endorsed these objectives and the
economic policy concept prepared by the Government and made a number
of operational and constructive suggestions aimed at improving the
mechanisms that are to be used in implementing the policy.
(Politika, November 26, 1996)
[03] NORMALIZATION OF COOPERATION BETWEEN FRY AND EU
Federal Foreign Minister Milan Milutinovic left yesterday for
a three day visit to the European Parliament, European Union, Belgium
and Luxembourg. After meeting with the Chairman of the Council of
Europe, Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring, the Yugoslav Minister
stated that the talks were very useful and that they represent a
continuation of the current dialogue with he representatives of the
European Union. "Our talks concerned further normalization and
enhancement of mutual relations, as part of the reintegration of
Yugoslavia into the international community. We also had a detailed
exchange of opinions about the current evolution of the peace
process. Once again, Mr. Spring stressed the importance and the role
of Yugoslavia in the settlement of the problems in the region.", said
Mr. Milutinovic. Autonomous EU measures for Yugoslavia have also been
discussed as well as the intention to include FRY into the list of
countries to which these measures apply, representing the first step
in the process of the normalization of cooperation between the EU and
FRY. This is to be followed by negotiations on establishing normal
forms of cooperation, resulting in the signing of a corresponding
agreement.
(Borba, November 26, 1996)
[04] DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS FOE YUGOSLAV-FRENCH COOPERATION
Mr. Mihailo Milojevic - Chairman of the Yugoslav Chamber of
Economy and French Ambassador to Yugoslavia - Mr. Stanislas Filiol,
talked yesterday about the present and future cooperation between the
two countries in trade, finances, technology and other fields of
economy. It has been stressed that the governments of France and
Yugoslavia need to review previous agreements on prevention of double
taxation, protection of investments and technological cooperation and
to endorse those they agree upon. Indicating the readiness of the
Yugoslav side to cooperate with France in the field of modern
technologies, relying on joint production programs and joint
investment companies, Mr. Milojevic underscored the Yugoslav
development potentials: agriculture - food processing in particular,
and energy. Ambassador Filiol remarked that his government "is
encouraging French companies to cooperate with Yugoslav firms, not
only in commerce but in finances as well."
(Politika Ekspres, November 26, 1996)
[05] EUROPEAN TRANSPORTS GOING THROUGH YUGOSLAVIA AGAIN
Serbian Minister of Transports and Communication - Dr. Svetolik
Kostadinovic, received yesterday a delegation of "Prodos" - the
largest Greek shipping agency, headed by General Manager Kristos
Yoanidis. The visit was prompted by the signing of a contract on
transport of goods between the Yugoslav Railways and the German-Greek
"Prodos" company - one of the largest shipping firms in Europe. Thus,
the transports going from northern and western Europe to the south
and the east will once again transit through our country -
reaffirming the Budapest-Subotica-Belgrade-Nis railway leading to
Thessalonike and Sofia. The agreement practically affirms the
determination of the ministers of transport from this European region
to revitalize this transport direction as the most effective and most
economical one.
(Politika, November 26, 1996)
[06] NEW TRIALS AGAINST SERBS IN CROATIA
A trial against 39 Krayina Serbs has started yesterday before
the Split County Court. Twelve of the indicted are in prison and the
remaining ones are being tried in absentia. Most of those held in
jail should have been released in accordance on the Law on Amnesty,
but the indictment for armed rebellion has been changed to war
crimes, although more than a year has passed since they were captured
last August.
(Vecernje Novosti, November 26, 1996)
[07] CENGIC'S "SLOVENIAN CONNECTION"
Slovenia has been deeply involved in illegal arms sales in favor
of Moslem forces in Bosnia and coordinated for years by Hassan Cengic
- the recently deposed Deputy Minister of Defense of the Moslem-Croatian
Federation - affirms Croatian military commentator Fran
Visnar in an article published yesterday by the Slovenian daily
"Ljubljanski Dnevnik". Quoting CIA data, Visnar remarks that
"Cengic's trail leads to Slovenia, starting with the Maribor arms
scandal in 1993. which involved the highest Slovenian state
officials." In arranging arms sales for the Moslem army, Cengic
repeatedly met in Ljubljana with Slovenian President Milan Kucan and
other Slovenian top officials.
(Borba, November 26, 1996)
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