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Serbia Today, 97-03-21

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

Serbia Today


CONTENTS

  • [01] SESSION OF THE YUGOSLAV-CHINESE COMMISSION
  • [02] VIOLATION OF THE BASIC RIGHTS
  • [03] 'PRINCE MILOS' CONQUERS FOREIGN MARKETS
  • [04] MASTER HIGHWAY - A JOB OF CAPITAL IMPORTANCE
  • [05] AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHAMBERS ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION
  • [06] DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE POLITICAL LIFE OF SERBIA
  • [07] LAW ON PRIVATIZATION RATIFIED
  • [08] AGREEMENT ON SPECIAL AND PARALLEL RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA RATIFIED
  • [09] NEW GOVERNMENT OF YUGOSLAVIA ELECTED
  • [10] ERDUT AGREEMENT - BASIS OF STABILITY

  • [01] SESSION OF THE YUGOSLAV-CHINESE COMMISSION

    Yesterday in Belgrade started the second session of the Yugoslav-Chinese intergovernmental commission for trade and economic cooperation. The session was attended also by the representatives of the companies form both countries, who have already established significant mutual cooperation. Information were exchanged on the economic situation in the two countries and on the new legal provisions which are regulating conditions for earning, and especially economic foreign relations. It was stated that since the previous session held in December 1995, and since the adoption of the two agreements signed between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and China on trade and on mutual protection and promotion of investments, favorable legal framework was created and an instigation given to the development of trade and economic relations between the two countries.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Borba, 1997-03-21

    [02] VIOLATION OF THE BASIC RIGHTS

    Although all Serbs in the Region under the UNTAES control are verbally guaranteed all the rights enjoyed by all the other citizens, and most of all protection and safety, Croatia is every day making moves that are casting a serious doubt on its intentions. The latest of such drastic cases occurred two days ago in Zagreb, when the Croat police forcibly detained for questioning two members of the Regional government, Vice-President of the Executive Council Milos Vojnovic and Under-Secretary for Human Rights Ratko Radanov, who were visiting Zagreb at the invitation of the Croat Government and were under the protection of the UNTAES. The excuse which was given to them on this occasion was that it is a customary procedure towards all the foreigners, although they have presented their Croat documents. "We consider such excuses to be superficial and not serious", reads the protest sent on this occasion to the UN Transitional Administrator Jacques Klein. "It is our view that this case has shown how much is really functioning the Law on Amnesty. We wish to remind you that Vojnovic and Radanov are not on any list of the persons exempt from amnesty", further reads the protest.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Vecernje novosti, 1997-03-21

    [03] 'PRINCE MILOS' CONQUERS FOREIGN MARKETS

    Staff employed in the social enterprise "Knjaz Milos" ("Prince Milos") in Arandjelovac will deliver to its buyers in the United States and Sweden until the end of this month 1.2 million liters of this mineral water. After the trial deliveries, buyers in these countries are very much satisfied with the quality of the mineral water, which was confirmed yesterday by signing of the agreement on long-term cooperation. This year Prince Milos has delivered to its buyers in Canada, Australia, Greece, Russia, Switzerland and Hungary seven million liters of mineral water and soft beverages. According to Radenko Marjanovic, director of this enterprise, a joint company will be established soon in Hungary so that Budapest will become the main distribution center of Arandjelovac products for the entire Europe.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Politika ekspres, 1997-03-21

    [04] MASTER HIGHWAY - A JOB OF CAPITAL IMPORTANCE

    Completion of the first phase of the master highway from Feketic to the state border in the length of 71 kilometers, is a job of capital importance for this region, but also for the entire country, says Dusko Drazic, director of the AD Vojvodinaput in Subotica, the firm which together with Backaput from Novi Sad, is the main contractor of this project. By the construction of this traffic route, with a branch towards the border crossing of Kelebija, whose realization is to be expected next year, this region shall become in the true sense a strategic point of the further development of Serbia. The master highway will be able to revalue the location of Northern Backa as the gates of Yugoslavia towards Europe. We are expecting that the construction of such an infrastructure over the forthcoming years will turn this region into a large-scale construction site, says Drazic. In the construction of the first stretch of the master highway which is to be completed by November 15, 1997, between one thousand and one thousand and a half workers will be engaged.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Vecernje novosti, 1997-03-21

    [05] AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHAMBERS ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

    Presidents of the Chamber of Economy of Yugoslavia and of the Mixed Belgian- Luxembourg Chamber, Mihailo Milojevic and Fernand Halbart, have signed the agreement on cooperation which will, as it was stated, make possible a better exchange of information on the industrial, trade and scientific- technical cooperation and legal regulations. Regarding the fields of cooperation, according to Mr. Halbart, they are petrochemistry, machine building and electrical engineering industries, heavy metallurgy, textiles, civil engineering, transport and infrastructure in the field of traffic. Actually, the businessmen from the above stated branches will be the Yugoslav guests in June this year, announced Mr. Halbart.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Borba, 1997-03-21

    [06] DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE POLITICAL LIFE OF SERBIA

    Minister of Information of the Republic of Serbia, Prof.Dr. Radmila Milentijevic, during her visit to Washington D.C. had a number of encounters with journalists of some American media. In a separate interview for the weekly "US News and World Report", then for the Canadian TV network CBC and the Voice of America broadcasting station, Minister Milentijevic was speaking about the process of preparation of the new republican Law on Information. The draft Law is only the first variant which is now in Serbia the subject of a broad debate and is open for amendments and supplements which will be formulated during the public debate. In the second phase of the preparation of this Law, a special forum will be established within which in front of the public on television there will be a debate on the final version of the Law. Serbian Government is determined for the proposed Law to fully reflect democratic processes, said Minister Milentijevic underlining that the democratization of the political life is a clearly prescribed target of both the Government and the leadership.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Politika, 1997-03-21

    [07] LAW ON PRIVATIZATION RATIFIED

    This year is rightfully called the year of reforms, because their implementation is an important condition for starting a comprehensive market restructuring of the Serbian economy. This was stated in his interview for the Radio Belgrade Channel One by Mirko Marjanovic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia. While emphasizing that the Government is viewing ownership transformation and privatization as an integral part of the entire reform process, Marjanovic said the following: "We in the Government have prepared a draft version of the Law on Ownership Transformation which we will present this Monday. Because of the great importance and substantial, we believe mostly positive, consequences which the application of this Law will have, we have decided to set this draft version of the Law on Ownership Transformation immediately into the public and democratic debate. With this Law we wish most of all to give contribution to a greater efficiency of our economy, and through the offered solutions for the purchase of social capital to motivate all the employed and the others who were contributing to the creation of the social wealth in this country. We also wish to provide legal framework for the ownership, business, financial and organizational transformation of the large-scale enterprises for which the state and society have a special interest". Prime Minister Marjanovic also underlined that through the ownership transformation, situation will be completely clarified regarding the ownership structure of the Serbian economy, which will make it possible to establish between the state, industry and banks on the one side and the state, trade unions and the chamber on the other side, such relations which exist in all the modern market economies.

    While announcing presentation of the new Law, Minister of Economic and Ownership Transformation in the Government of Serbia, Milan Beko said that the Law will have a decisive reform character, that it will be comprehensive and just and that in the process of its adoption and implementation the principle of transparency will be respected. In drafting of this Law resor ministries were engaged, legal experts and professionals of the Institute of Economics, with broad consultations with Alliance of the Trade Unions and the Chamber of Economy. For the public debate Government will invite for consultations also all the political parties.

    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Politika, 1997-03-21

    [08] AGREEMENT ON SPECIAL AND PARALLEL RELATIONS BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA RATIFIED

    The Yugoslav Parliament adopted yesterday the Law on Ratification of the Agreement on Establishing Special and Parallel Relations between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Srpska. President of the Chamber of Citizens Milomir Minic underlined, after the law was adopted, that this law is in the global interest of the Serbian people and that it has broad support of the citizens of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Srpska. The Agreement is turned towards the present days but also towards the future. It is the basis for further development of comprehensive relations in the field of economy, industry, science and culture between the FR of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Srpska. The Agreement is also a confirmation of the orientation of our politics, which is based on the principles of peace and cooperation in the region and which is not at the detriment of the other nations and states, said Minic. President of the Parliament of the Republic of Srpska, Dragan Kalinic, who was heading the delegation of the Republic of Srpska and attended the yesterday's session, rendered thanks and recognition to the Serbian and Montenegrin people, to the Yugoslav Government and to the Serbian patriotic parties which were in the hard times helping the people in the Republic of Srpska. Recalling that the Parliament of the Republic of Srpska has already ratified the Agreement, Kalinic said: "We are closing today the book of our mutual disputes, with the wish for this never to be repeated again. It is not a question here of any one-sided act, but of a document which has the character of a global agreement".
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Politika, 1997-03-21

    [09] NEW GOVERNMENT OF YUGOSLAVIA ELECTED

    Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia elected yesterday the new federal government. Deputies of the Chamber of Citizens and of the Chamber of Republics elected for the Federal Prime Minister of the Yugoslav Government the present Federal Prime Minister Radoje Kontic. The new cabinet has four deputy prime ministers and 16 ministers. Further structuring of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a modern, democratic and social state with a rule of law, its reintegration in the international community, further construction of the open market economy and elevation of the standard of living and social security of cities, continue to be the main strategic targets of the Federal Government. This was stated by Prime Minister Kontic, while presenting his program to the federal deputies. For the achievement of such targets there are main prerequisites and conditions in preservation of peace, stability of the country and strengthening of its international position, in substantial economic resources, past effects of the stabilization program and economic policies, as well as in the construction of the new legal system, said Federal Prime Minister Kontic.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Borba, 1997-03-21

    [10] ERDUT AGREEMENT - BASIS OF STABILITY

    President of the Republic Slobodan Milosevic received the United Nations Administrator for the Srem and Baranja Region, Jacques Klein with the members of his team and the leadership of the Srem and Baranja Region headed by Goran Hadzic, Vojislav Stanimirovic and Bora Zivanovic. The questions were discussed which cover the activities and efforts along the lines of full stabilization of the situation in this area. Representatives of the leadership of the Region gave several proposals and requests which pertain to the lasting protection of vital interests and equality of all citizens and to the comprehensive preparations for the forthcoming elections with the aim that all the citizens of the Region shall take part at the elections, and that the elections should be conducted in a free and democratic manner. President Milosevic gave his support to the requests of the leadership of the Region, judging them to be in accordance with the Erdut Agreement. He underlined that the transitional administration headed by Administrator Klein has achieved a significant progress in harmonizing the approach, on which depends permanent normalization of the situation in this Region and success of the forthcoming elections. President Milosevic expressed his satisfaction that the agreement was reached between the Administrator and the leadership of the Region regarding further steps and activities to be taken in consistent implementation of the Erdut Agreement, including the importance and competencies of the joint council of municipalities. It was stated that the matters of dual citizenship, on which the leadership of the Region is especially insisting, will be solved through bilateral agreement between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia.
    Serbia Today, 1997-03-21 ; Politika, 1997-03-21

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