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Serbia Today, 97-01-20
Serbia Today
CONTENTS
[01] KRSTIC: THERE IS A CONSENSUS THAT PRIVATIZATION IS NECESSARY
[02] SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS BRIEFS: "TARGETS COVERED WITH BLOOD"
[03] CATASTROPHIC RESULTS OF NATO BOMBARDMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
[04] RESPONSE FROM VUKOVAR TO THE CROAT 'LETTER OF INTENT'
[05] ACCORDING TO THE METHODS OF MODERN TERRORISM
[06] CONCERN OVER THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN YUGOSLAVIA
[07] MORE DIFFICULTIES THAN DURING THE WAR
[08] REN SATISFIED WITH THE STATUS OF REFUGEES IN YUGOSLAVIA
[01] KRSTIC: THERE IS A CONSENSUS THAT PRIVATIZATION IS NECESSARY
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Svetozar Krstic, stated for
the Novi Sad newspaper "Nedeljni dnevnik" that it is good that supporters
of privatization are to be found in all the political parties, and that it
may be even said now that in the country there is a consensus that
privatization is necessary. Therefore, the election of a concrete model of
privatization should not be a big problem, said Krstic. According to him,
privatization is not an end unto itself, but means for the change of
structure of the domestic economy, where the change of the ownership
structure is of primary importance, and all the other changes are to
follow. Deputy Prime Minister of the Republican Government expressed
expectations that the new law on ownership transformation will be in the
parliamentary procedure already at the spring session of the republican
parliament.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Politika ekspres, 1997-01-18
[02] SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS BRIEFS: "TARGETS COVERED WITH BLOOD"
It has been well known for a long time now that professor Dr. Radivoje
Papovic Rector of the Prishtina University is threatened all the time by an
attack on his person. This was neither concealed by the Skypetary
(Albanian) separatists, not even by their leaders of structures and
asociations, nor by the press printed in Albanian language in Kosmet, which
was announcing almost the invitations for killing and "wanted" lists.
The assassination attempt on Rector Papovic, who was for a number of years
a sore in the eye of Albanian separatists, is actually more than an attempt
at his assassination. There are more and more reflections of the Albanian
political, terrorist and criminal lobby which in Kosmet, but also elsewhere,
is having a quite clear and precise target: destruction of Serbia within
its present borders, weakening of its entity and identity, bring it down to
a "banana republic". This would facilitate the achievement of their
interests: for a start with the "Kosovo republic", later to be followed by
the Greater Albania.
Many things are running simultaneously and in a synchronized way. Terrorism
in Kosmet is being executed according to a well determined plan. In phase
one, shooting was done mainly on uniformed persons, especially on the
members of militia forces, mostly at night and from the ambush. After them
it was a turn for the political set to play their role, who as a rule would
keep silent for a few days and then deny any existence of terrorist
organizations whatsoever, proclaiming everything that happened an internal
settling of accounts. In this cynicism so far they had a silent support of
the international community which is organizing world gatherings devoted to
the struggle against terrorism, while the growing terrorism in Kosmet is
not even being noticed. As if it is allowing itself, but only outwardly,
the luxury of proclaiming the international problem (terrorism in the south
of Serbia) as an internal affair of Serbia.
However, numerous Skypetary (Albanian) political associations are
complaining to various world soul-comforters but also to the official
organizations, of the "dark", "dictatorial" and "undemocratic" Serbia. And
they are profiting from every opportunity to instigate any flame which
might burn down Serbia, although it is actually its internal affair. The
methods are almost imperceivable. The fact that the President of Albania
Salji Berisha and his chief of diplomacy are publicly and insistently
supporting every form of turmoil in Serbia may be ascribed to their
traditional animosity towards Serbia and Yugoslavia, no matter what they
are. But there is a lot of cynicism in the fact that Adem Demadji, a proven
enemy of Yugoslavia and Serbia, and some decades ago an organizer of
illegal terrorist groups, the man of the most radical stands about the
breaking down of this country "by flame and a sword", is profiting from the
dissatisfaction of the Serbian people in Belgrade to send to this same
people a message in the style "brothers and sisters". While his entire life
was devoted to proving what he would like to do to those same Serbian
brothers and sisters.
The cynicism is also concealed in the fact that Skypetary (Albanian)
leaders are accepting the dialogue, especially in the face of the
international community, for the solution of concrete questions and
problems, but are building the platform for this dialogue in an organized
way on terrorism, political treachery, inciting their own people against
their Serbian neighbors and a public denial of recognition of the one with
whom they are to have the dialogue - Serbia. The international community so
far had a strange viewpoint and was turning a blind eye, ignoring,
potentiating or allowing the extortion attempts. If in politics, as a rule,
everything is not perceived immediately and at a first glance, in terrorism
everything is crystal clear.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Vecernje novosti, 1997-01-18
[03] CATASTROPHIC RESULTS OF NATO BOMBARDMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
The hordes of unknown insects, red snakes and degenerate animals are
speaking in favor of the reports by experts that NATO aircraft over the
Republic of Srpska were firing also the prohibited chemical pollutants. In
Derventa, even the oldest inhabitants are not recalling such a rush of
various bugs and reptiles, and many deformities of cattle. In Ozren, where
the NATO air strikes of their aircraft were the strongest, the forests have
started to ail and dry out, and in the city park of Doboj leaves this
summer instead of turning green have turned yellow. Similar occurrences
have been registered also in Srpski Brod, Modrica and Teslic. Because of
this the District Headquarters of Civilian Protection of these
municipalities engaged experts to investigate what is polluting both nature
and people. One of the expert teams composed of infectologists, headed by
Dr. Slobodan Maksimovic, made a report in which it is determined that there
is a presence of poisonous chloro-phenocoll and other compounds dangerous
for health. Radioactivity is also increased, especially close to the
telecommunication equipment which were the target of bombardment aircraft.
Because of this the number of malignant diseases is growing, of respiratory
difficulties, of anemia and headache. "In only one year I have treated more
patients with signs of radioactive exposure to radiation than over the past
35 years of my medical practice", says Dr. Branko Dabovic, chief of the
Department for Infectious Diseases of the Regional Hospital of Doboj. We
will inform the World Health Organization of what is happening to us after
the NATO bombardment, because it is a question here of a massive and
premeditated genocide.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Vecernje novosti, 1997-01-18
[04] RESPONSE FROM VUKOVAR TO THE CROAT 'LETTER OF INTENT'
Executive Council of the Srem and Baranja Region has sent a letter to the
Administrator Jacques Klein with the proposals of the Serbian side for a
comprehensive solution of the problem, which is actually a response to the
letter of intent of the Croat Government also submitted to Jacques Klein.
"Recently we have been given information of the draft documents which are
in content and substance below the provisions of the Erdut Agreement, and
in every one of them there are less rights and guarantees for the future
normal and prosperous life", reads the letter, with special emphasis on the
problem of refugees and displaced persons, which in these documents is
completely lacking. It is also beyond comprehension that the de-
militarization is being understood only as handing over of the Serbian
armament, while the Croat side did not renounce on its intention to replace
the military component of the UNTAES, after its withdrawal, with its
regular army. "This is an emphasis on the feeling of insecurity and anxiety
of the members of our community, which could cause in early spring a new
exodus", warns the letter. It is further pointed out that it is a Serbian
wish to integrate themselves in the Croat state an a single entity, in the
form of one county, which was completely ignored "although this is not
bringing under the question mark either the territorial integrity or the
sovereignty of Croatia". In this we have recognized a clear wish of Croatia
to prevent in future through majorization, all the Serbian initiatives,
even at the level of a local self-government", states and warns the letter.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Politika, 1997-01-18
[05] ACCORDING TO THE METHODS OF MODERN TERRORISM
On the occasion of the terrorist attack on the rector of Prishtina
University, Dr. Radivoje Papovic, in Kosovo and Metohija several protest
rallies have been organized where the citizens demanded for the terrorists
to be caught and brought to justice. "The assassins have selected Rector
Papovic because of his human honor, because of his loyalty to the homeland
and his Serbian identity. Because they know well that University is the
determinant of the mind and conscience of the people", said the Pro-Rector
Dr. Ljubisa Scepanovic at the protest rally of the students and professors
of the Prishtina University. "This act of terrorism, neither the first nor
the last one, is showing cowardice of people from the bottom, in their
attempts to cause constant anxiety and apprehension among the citizens,
their attempts to shake down the strongest among us so that they may break
us up. However, they will not frighten us", said Scepanovic. President of
the Alliance of Students of Prishtina University Zivojin Rakocevic stated
that in the world public, with the substitute of thesis, a media image was
created of an alleged peril for Albanians. "In Kosovo and Metohija, however,
the rights of Serbian people are in peril", he said. Vice President of the
Chamber of the Republics of the Federal Parliament and chairman of the
parliamentary Committee for Security, Radmilo Bogdanovic, stated that it is
indicative that the assassination attempt happened only one day after the
visit of the UN special envoy for human rights Elizabeth Ren to Prishtina,
where the leaders of the separatist organization were assuring her that
their people is in peril in Kosmet. "The assassination attempt by a car
bomb is a new way of settling accounts with people in Kosmet, and a very
dangerous and ruthless new form of "political fight" of separatists with
the non-Albanian population in this our region, but also with Albanians who
are included, or wish to be included, in the political, economic, cultural
and educational system of Serbia and Yugoslavia", said Bogdanovic.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Politika, 1997-01-18
[06] CONCERN OVER THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN YUGOSLAVIA
Chief of the delegation of the International Federation of the Red Cross
and Red Crescent Associations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Henes
Hawkson, stated that the humanitarian situation in the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia is very serious and that the process of aid to Bosnia can not
take place at the expense of the refugees in our country. "One year after
Dayton there are still 560,000 refugees here, which is causing our constant
concern and we are underlining this on every occasion in contacts with the
representatives of the international community", said Hawkson. "Transfer of
aid is turned towards Bosnia-Herzegovina and its reconstruction, which we
support, but it is our stand that this process must not take place at the
detriment of the refugees in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, whose
needs are our constant care", said also Hawkson, suggesting that
nevertheless the programs for cooperation with the Yugoslav Red Cross will
be limited because of "the fatigue of the donors".
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Borba, 1997-01-18
[07] MORE DIFFICULTIES THAN DURING THE WAR
The warehouses of the Red Cross in all the municipalities of Herzegovina
are completely empty, and because of this fact this humanitarian
organization was forced to stop until further notice the delivery of aid
for 73,000 beneficiaries, which was becoming since the end of war more and
more irregular and was constantly reducing. According to the Secretary of
the Red Cross for Herzegovina region, Brano Dursun, all the stocks of food
are exhausted and the most difficult situation in all the municipalities is
with flour. "During the war it was easier, because at least some
humanitarian aid was arriving. The needs have now remained the same,
because most of the enterprises are out of work, and the donors who were
sending us food are not appearing any more". The UNHCR has stopped long ago
with the food deliveries, and also the aid of the World Food Program has
dried out, which was lately the only supplier of this region.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Politika, 1997-01-20
[08] REN SATISFIED WITH THE STATUS OF REFUGEES IN YUGOSLAVIA
Special UN envoy for human rights in former Yugoslavia stated after her
visit to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, that on the basis of what she
has personally seen, she is satisfied with the status of refugees. "I am
very dissatisfied and disappointed with the behavior of the Croat
authorities who have not done enough to make possible the return of Serbs,
most of all to Krajina, which I have written in several of my reports",
said Elizabeth Ren. She underlined that she is also dissatisfied with the
situation in Eastern Slavonia and that this region must not remain without
supervision. While commenting on the situation in Kosovo, Elizabeth Ren
condemned the latest incidents of violence and terror, whose victim was
also the rector of the Prishtina University. Speaking of the decision of
governments of some countries to return Albanians to Kosovo, Elizabeth Ren
expressed her concern over this fact because these people do not have
secured conditions for accommodation and life.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-20 ; Politika, 1997-01-20
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