Yugoslav Daily Survey, 97-01-08

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CONTENTS

[01] YUGOSLAV LETTER TO OSCE CLARIFIES SITUATION IN SERBIA

[02] BOSNIAN SERB PRESIDENT SAYS THERE CAN BE NO HAGGLING ABOUT BRCKO

[03] INVESTMENT PROJECTS ACTIVATED IN MONTENEGRO

[04] YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT ON AGRARIAN POLICY GOALS IN 1997

[05] PRICES TO REMAIN STABLE IN YUGOSLAVIA IN 1997

[06] MINISTER SOKOLOVIC RECEIVES STUDENT PROTEST DELEGATION

[07] YUGOSLAV ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECEIVES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER

[01] YUGOSLAV LETTER TO OSCE CLARIFIES SITUATION IN SERBIA

APA on Monday broadcast the integral text of the interview, parts of which were broadcast on Saturday, during a two-day visit to Vienna of a Yugoslav delegation and talks with permanent representatives of OSCE member- countries.

Since the report by OSCE Special Envoy Felipe Gonzalez did not explain some facts like Milutinovic's letter did, Jovanovic said that the "situation is now clearer and it shows that everything should be ended in the institutions of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in a democratic way which corresponds to the will of the people.

"Solutions will also be found in keeping with the constitutions of Serbia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for controversial cases in which there are vaguenesses", Jovanovic added.

Answering to a remark that the Yugoslav Government's official response "did not appeal to" some countries of the institution, Jovanovic said that this was not about whether certain OSCE members wore satisfied or not, but that everything concerning election decisions must take place in Yugoslavia in accordance with its laws.

At the same time, he added, it is a fact that Milutinovic's answer was received well and that it would be reviewed at one of the coming sessions of the OSCE Council, with the full participation of a Yugoslav representative.

"Democracy is not in the streets, democracy is and can be promoted and developed only in the institutions of the political system," the Yugoslav Assistant Foreign Minister concluded.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-01-08 ; Tanjug, 1997-01-06

[02] BOSNIAN SERB PRESIDENT SAYS THERE CAN BE NO HAGGLING ABOUT BRCKO

'There can be no deals or sale regarding Brcko,' Plavsic told a political gathering in Banja Luka.

Republika Srpska Vice President Dragoljub Mirjanic said after talks with Jim Coel in Banja Luka on Monday that the State Department representative had been informed about a decisive stand that the Republika Srpska would fight for ensuring that Brcko remains part of its territory.

Coel promised to inform the State Department about talks with Republika Srpska leaders so that the U.S. administration could take a clear stand on all controversial issues regarding the implementation of the Dayton agreement.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-01-08 ; Tanjug, 1997-01-06

[03] INVESTMENT PROJECTS ACTIVATED IN MONTENEGRO

The Montenegrin Government said that foreign partners' interest in business operations in this Yugoslav Republic was constantly growing, especially after the adoption of laws on offshore operations.

A free international economic space gives Montenegro an opportunity to attract foreign capital not only for operational transactions, but also for long-term investments and direct foreign investments in industry and infrastructure.

The Montenegrin Government has announced the adoption of a privatisation plan which would determine sectors and branches to be privatised through international bidding in the next four years.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-01-08 ; Tanjug, 1997-01-07

[04] YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT ON AGRARIAN POLICY GOALS IN 1997

According to a government economic policy programme for 1997, the main agrarian policy goals are to ensure a 6-percent growth of agricultural production, to change the agricultural production's structure and to ensure enough food and export-oriented production.

In order to achieve these goals, the Government plans to prepare a proposal for a comprehensive organisation of the system of specific forms and mechanisms of intervention on the market in order to coordinate the supply and demand of basic produce and foodstuffs.

In this context, the adoption is envisaged of a law on special forms of prices of produce and foodstuffs and spending and tax relief measures in agriculture.

Additional funds from the federal budget will be allocated for the export of produce and foodstuffs in 1997.

A further liberalisation, i.e. relief from customs and import duties, is envisaged for the import of raw materials and components for agricultural production.

The Yugoslav Government plans to prepare a basis for talks with WTO, to make a list of concessions in the field of agriculture in keeping with the WTO 1994 agreement on agriculture, and to draft a long-term agrarian policy on this basis, especially in the field of import protection, production subventions and stimulation of agrarian exports.

In the field of water resources management, priority will be given to the construction of regional water supply systems and the reconstruction of irrigation systems.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-01-08 ; Tanjug, 1997-01-07

[05] PRICES TO REMAIN STABLE IN YUGOSLAVIA IN 1997

Speaking in an interview published in the Belgrade daily Borba on Monday, Pavlicevic said that Yugoslavia's inflation rate, which is lower than 60 percent at the beginning of 1997, should not exceed 20 to 25 percent by the end of the year.

Pavlicevic said that this year there would exist a more favourable atmosphere for economic activities. He urged a continuation of the restructuring process, relieving of economic subjects through a restrictive budget, rationalisation of the public sector and possible lower interest rates.

Pavlicevic said that an important step in 1997 would be the implementation of the key economic laws - on enterprises, on labour relations and on foreign investments.

A possibility for ensuring long-term and good quality sources of finance and capital from abroad is not in sight at the moment, Pavlicevic said and added that International Monetary Fund and World Bank credits, should they arrive, would mostly be aimed at increasing hard currency reserves and banks' guarantee potentials.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-01-08 ; Tanjug, 1997-01-06

[06] MINISTER SOKOLOVIC RECEIVES STUDENT PROTEST DELEGATION

During the talks, Minister Sokolovic said police had worked and would continue working in keeping with regulations and their duties, said a statement by the Serbian Interior Ministry Information Service.

Sokolovic told the student protest delegation that they should use their right to peaceful protests in keeping with regulations and resolve other desired issues within the institutions of the system, the statement said.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-01-08 ; Tanjug, 1997-01-06

[07] YUGOSLAV ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECEIVES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER

The President of the Chamber of Citizens informed Simpson about the work of the Yugoslav Parliament and the synchronization of Yugoslav regulations with those of the European Union.

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Minic said, is beginning a period of rapid renewal and construction, especially in the area of infrastructure and introduction of new technologies. Speaking about projects for modernizing Yugoslav railways and building a trans-Yugoslav highway, Minic pointed out that Yugoslavia was open to the participation of foreign partners in all infrastructure projects through different forms of joint investments, concessions, and business arrangements.

Simpson said the traffic, geographic and transport position of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was assessed within the European Union as a priority for the continent's further development.

Yugoslavia has the same importance in the development of the traffic of southeastern Europe as Switzerland for central Europe, Simpson said. He gave his support to the concept for the development of the Yugoslav railways, saying it was fully in agreement with strategic options and in Europe's interests.

There is no doubt that the pan-European conference in Helsinki in June this year will confirm that the Yugoslav corridor is the shortest trans-European route and place it among priority developmental projects in Europe, Simpson said.

It is in the long-term interest of Europe that the most modern traffic arteries pass through the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well, he said.

Simpson said he was confident European financial institutions and companies would provide financial support to the projects for the modernization of the Yugoslav railways and highways, because of their own interests.

Yugoslav Daily Survey, 1997-01-08 ; Tanjug, 1997-01-06

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