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Serbia Today, 97-01-21
Serbia Today
CONTENTS
[01] ITALIAN RAILWAY EXPERTS VISIT BELGRADE RAILWAYS
[02] THE LATEST REPORT ON CRIMES IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND CROATIA
[03] CONDEMNATION OF TERRORIST ATTACKS IN KOSMET
[04] ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON RECTOR PAPOVIC ACKNOWLEDGED
[05] FOOD MUST BE CHEAPER
[01] ITALIAN RAILWAY EXPERTS VISIT BELGRADE RAILWAYS
Italian railways company "Breda" owned by the Government of Italy, is
interested and ready to join immediately and concretely the modernization
of the Serbian and Yugoslav railways. "It is our interest to start as soon
as possible with the joint works, and in their realization we are expecting
the support of the Italian Government and of the other industrial companies
from your country", underlined the representatives of this Italian company,
who were received yesterday by Milomir Minic, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Railway Transport Company "Belgrade" and the Yugoslav
Railways. Minic informed the guests from Italy about the most important
projects of modernization of railways in our country. Italian businessman
have shown the greatest interest for joining the project of construction of
railway wagons for the 200 kilometers per hour speed, on which is now
working the "GOSA" factory in Smederevska Palanka. There was also
discussion about the possibilities for joint ventures and financing of the
projects of railways modernization in our country, as well as on industrial
cooperation and the joint engagement of the local economy with the foreign
partners.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-21 ; Politika, 1997-01-21
[02] THE LATEST REPORT ON CRIMES IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND CROATIA
The latest, eighth consecutive report of the Committee for Gathering of
Data on Crimes Against Humanity and International Law, in which the
processed and documented data in contained about the sufferings of
civilians from Krajina during the actions of the Croat forces, and about
the sufferings of Serbs in Visegrad, Mrkonjic Grad, the prison camp of
Tarcin and the abuses of the medical institutions in Sarajevo, was
presented to the press yesterday. During the withdrawal from Krajina, when
between 230 and 250,000 Serbs escaped, the convoys of refugees were
bombarded and exposed to artillery and sniper fire. In this part of the
report, all the tortures and sufferings in Croat prisons are covered, the
fate of those who have remained in Krajina after the operation "Storm", as
well as the list of 1,692 persons registered as missing. It was stated at
the press conference that it is assumed that 90 percent of them are killed.
In a separate part of the report, data was presented about the perdition of
Serbs in Visegrad, demolition of the monument to Ivo Andric, eviction of
the library, arming of the Muslims, arrests, harassment and killing of
Serbian population. The report contains data on Tarcin, one of the 450
prison camps for Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina through which over 500 persons
passed. Specialist for forensic medicine Zoran Stankovic, who was making
the autopsy of bodies discovered on locations in Mrkonjic Grad, stated that
after the withdrawal of the Croat army, 219 bodies were exhumed and
identified, from them 89 persons above the age of 60. At the Orthodox
cemetery in this town 181 person was identified. In the remnants of burnt
down houses bodies were found of entire families, among them even
handicapped persons. While answering the question about the cooperation
with The Hague Tribunal, Stankovic first of all stated that this entire
documentation will be submitted to the offices of the Tribunal in Belgrade.
He also said that the announced visit of The Hague Tribunal prosecutor will
be the occasion to raise a number of questions, such as the requests for
exhumation of 28 mass graves in the territory of the Muslim-Croat
Federation, then the case of the crime in Gospic which even the Croat
authorities have admitted that it does exist, as well as the data on Naser
Oric, Muslim commander in Srebrenica.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-21 ; Borba, 1997-01-21
[03] CONDEMNATION OF TERRORIST ATTACKS IN KOSMET
Special UN envoy for human rights in former Yugoslavia, Elizabeth Ren,
informed the press about her impressions during her visit to the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia. "The situation in Kosovo and Metohija is now
'slightly better' than during my previous mission", said Ren and supported
this statement by the data on "very successful action of recent vaccination
which included all the children in Kosovo, therefore both Serbian and
Albanian children" and "the optimism of Serbian authorities in Prishtina"
regarding the possibility for realization of the agreement on normalization
of the educational system in this region. During her presentation of the
situation in Kosmet, Ren strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in
Prishtina on the Rector of the Prishtina University. Ren expressed
satisfaction with what she had seen in the shelter center in Opovo where
Serbian refugees from Krajina are accommodated. She also said that she is
encouraged by the assurances of the Commissioner for Refugees of the
Republic of Serbia Bratislava Morina that not one of the refugees, living
now in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, will be returned against his
will.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-21 ; Borba, 1997-01-21
[04] ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON RECTOR PAPOVIC ACKNOWLEDGED
Skypetary (Albanian) "Liberation Army of Kosovo", presenting itself as the
executor of numerous crimes against members of the Ministry of Interior
Affairs of Serbia, Serbian civilians and Skypetars (Albanians) loyal to the
state of Serbia, announced yesterday that it has "taken the responsibility
to the assassination attempt against Rector of the Prishtina University
Prof.Dr. Radivoje Papovic". In the communique submitted to the editorial
boards of the Skypetary separatist media, "Liberation Army of Kosovo" is
stating that the assassination attempt on Rector Papovic was executed
"because of his anti-Skypetary activities". In this communique,
responsibility is also taken for the assassination of Zen Durmici and Fazli
Hasani from Srbica, and a few days ago responsibility was also taken for
the killing of Faik Belopoje and Malic Dzefoli from Podujevo. These four
assassinated Skypetars are being blamed for having "as collaborators of the
Serbian occupation forces, worked against the interests of Skypetars".
Serbia Today, 1997-01-21 ; Politika, 1997-01-21
[05] FOOD MUST BE CHEAPER
Head officials of the largest trading companies in Serbia, gathered in the
branches coordination team for domestic trade, at their meeting yesterday
in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, gave their support to the
strategic economic orientation for this year and underlined that the
designed target of zero inflation is real, with the necessary lowering of
prices. In order to achieve a zero inflation, it is necessary first of all
to have further liberalization of the entire foreign trade regime, as a
precondition for lowering of prices, suppression of monopolies and a better
range of goods. Our prices are considerably higher than the world ones and
they must take a downward trend, especially in the case of food products.
Liberalization of the foreign trade regime is not only a condition for the
admission in the World Trade Organization, said the Republican Minister of
Trade Srdjan Nikolic, but also for a more efficient solution of problems on
the domestic market. At the meeting it was emphasized that actually in this
economic branch there will be the fastest change of the real ownership
structure.
Serbia Today, 1997-01-21 ; Politika, 1997-01-21
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