Yugoslav Daily Survey, 97-11-18

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CONTENTS

[01] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC VISITED SHANGAI

[02] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC VISITED THE ECONOMIC ZONE PUDONG

[03] PRIME MINISTER KONTIC RECEIVED ASSISTANT MINISTER SCHILL

[04] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC CONFERRED WITH ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN QIAO AND FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN

[05] KRAJISNIK MET WITH SCHUMACHER

[06] YUGOSLAV AMBASSADOR HELD A RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC

[07] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC: COOPERATION OF GREAT MUTUAL IMPORTANCE AND INTEREST

[08] YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BOZOVIC CONFERED WITH CHINESE CONGRESS OFFICIAL WANG

[09] MILOSAVLJEVIC: SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

[10] CONCLUSION OF IMPORTANT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN YUGOSLAV AND CHINESE BUSINESSMEN

[11] YUGOSLAV, CHINESE FIRMS SIGN FIVE AGREEMENTS ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

[12] YUGOSLAVIA, CHINA SIGN DECLARATION ON FRIENDLY RELATIONS, COOPERATION

[13] FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SESSION - STATEMENT

[14] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC CONTINUES HOLDING MEETINGS IN PEKING

[15] FOREIGNERS WANT TO BUILD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS IN MONTENEGRO

[16] YUGOSLAV OFFICIALS ACTIVITIES IN CHINA

[01] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC VISITED SHANGAI

Tanjug, 1997-11-15

Yugoslav President Milosevic said, after visiting Shangai, that he was impressed by the city's economic development. "This is a confirmation of the right way of the Chinese policy, of economic reforms and opening up towards the world. Such an impressive and accelerated development could have been achieved only by pursuing a policy for which it is not enough to say that it was a good choice. It should be said that it was the best choice", President Milosevic said in talks with the Mayor of Shangai Si Kuang Dijem.

Welcoming the Yugoslav President, Mayor Si said that he received on Friday a message from President Jiang Zemin to provide for President Milosevic a comfortable stay in Shangai. He pointed to the closeness of our two peoples, recalling that it dates back to the time of the fight against fascism and for liberation.

President Milosevic said he hoped China will continue on the road of successes and that the country will soon be reunited. "As for our relations, we have come here to cement our friendship and develop cooperation", Milosevic said summing up the results of his visit to China.

President Milosevic assessed that important steps have been made towards the strengthening of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

[02] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC VISITED THE ECONOMIC ZONE PUDONG

Tanjug, 1997-11-15

Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic visited in Shangai the special economic zone of Pudong whose development testifies to the impressive results achieved by China's economic reforms in the last few years.

The special economic zone of Pudong was created seven years ago within China's projects of opening up towards the world and attracting foreign capital. The zone's officials informed President Milosevic about the main orientations of development.

President Milosevic was interested to learn about the zone's development, its tax system and other regulations of this future financial, trade, and economic center.

President Milosevic then visited in Shangai the Museum of the Communist Party of China where in July 1921 the First Congress of the Chinese Party was held.

After visiting Pudong President Milosevic met with the Mayor of Shangai Si Kuang Di who hosted a lunch in honour of President Milosevic.

[03] PRIME MINISTER KONTIC RECEIVED ASSISTANT MINISTER SCHILL

Tanjug, 1997-11-14

Yugoslav Prime Minister Radoje Kontic received on Friday German Assistant Minister of Economy Hans Schill, who heads a German state and economic delegation on a several-day visit to Yugoslavia.

The talk which covered the renewal, strengthening and promotion of Yugoslav- German cooperation, was attended also by Yugoslav Deputy Minister of Economy Slobodan Djokovic and German Ambassador in Belgrade Wilfried Gruber, a Government statement said.

Special attention was devoted to the intensification of all-round bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Kontic stressed that Germany had been the leading economic and financial partner of the former Yugoslavia and that the Yugoslav Federation of Serbia and Montenegro accounted for the bulk of the German technology and equipment imported at the time.

Kontic said the several hundred thousands of Yugoslavs who were working in Germany were a bridge of cooperation between the two countries.

The Yugoslav Prime Minister pointed out to the great interest of German businessmen in cooperation with partners in Yugoslavia and urged also the full normalization of political relations between the two countries.

Assistant Minister Schill set out that the formerly traditionally good Yugoslav-German economic cooperation provided a basis for the further development and promotion of economic relations.

Schill assured Prime Minister Kontic that Germany was interested to see Yugoslavia regulate its relations with international financial, trade and other organizations as soon as possible.

[04] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC CONFERRED WITH ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN QIAO AND FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN

Tanjug, 1997-11-14

Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic received on Friday afternoon Chinese Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen, and then met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the All-China National People's Congress Qiao Shi.

The meetings, which followed exhaustive and substantive talks with Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Thursday, completed President Milosevic's contacts and talks with top Chinese officials.

In the talk between President Milosevic and Standing Committee Chairman Qiao, which was extremely substantive and friendly, just as all the other meetings the Yugoslav President had in China, the readiness steadily to promote Yugoslav-Chinese relations was reiterated.

Standing Committee Chairman Qiao said he hoped President Milosevic's visit to China would be successful, and set out that the Chinese Assembly and he, himself, attached great importance to it.

President Milosevic said he was pleased to be meeting with such a distinguished Chinese personage which had greatly contributed to the development of friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries.

He pointed out the great importance and role played by parliaments in the overall development of relations between the two countries, a point with which Qiao agreed and which is contained in the Declaration signed on Thursday by Presidents Milosevic and Jiang.

Qiao set out that the Chinese Assembly was ready to back efforts for a further diversification and steady promotion of Yugoslav-Chinese relations.

He emphasized the importance of President Milosevic's visit to China, and said it would open new possibilities for the further development of Yugoslav-Chinese political and economic relations.

Qiao stressed that the Chinese leadership and he, himself, were following with extreme interest the development of the situation in Yugoslavia, and he wished Yugoslavia success in its current efforts to secure stability on the basis of the principles of the policy defined by the Yugoslav leadership.

Qiao pointed up the need for the two parliaments to intensify their mutual contacts and dialogue and in that way contribute to better understanding and the quest of possibilities for the development of all forms of cooperation, especially economic.

President Milosevic especially dwelt on the development of the FR of Yugoslavia since peace was established on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavia has become an important factor of peace and stability in the region, President Milosevic stressed. He set out that Yugoslavia was still exposed to certain external pressures, but said it, nevertheless, succeeded in securing its own dynamic growth and stability.

The Yugoslav President and the Chairman of the Chinese Assembly's Standing Committee urged that efforts be joined to secure a forceful development of Yugoslav-Chinese relations and cooperation in all domains, so that the two countries could play an even more important role in international relations.

The meeting between President Milosevic and Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen was devoted to international topics, including the development of the situation in the regions to which Yugoslavia and China belong, and to Yugoslav-Chinese relations.

President Milosevic said he had come to China wanting relations, cooperation and friendship between the two countries to be promoted.

Minister Qian said he was pleased to be meeting with President Milosevic, and noted that he had pleasant memories of his visit to Belgrade two years ago.

Affirming that major changes had occurred in the region of the Balkans, Qian said that the greatest difficulties were over and hailed the results achieved by Yugoslavia in internal development and the stabilization of its international position.

Qian pointed out that Yugoslavia was an important factor of stability and peace not only in the region but also on the wider international level in Europe.

The Chinese Foreign Minister supported the efforts of FR Yugoslavia to preserve unity and promote cooperation with all countries in the world. He assessed that Yugoslav-Chinese relations were good, that cooperation had solid bases promising even better future results, expressing China's readiness that relations with Yugoslavia be further improved.

President Milosevic said that Yugoslavia was firmly decided to be a factor of peace and stability in the region.

President Milosevic in that context pointed to the importance of the recently-held Summit of Countries of Southeastern Europe on Crete for the development of regional cooperation which is very important, as it strengthens the role of each and every country and of the region as a whole on the international level. President Milosevic emphasized Yugoslavia's efforts to remove all barriers limiting economic and other cooperation with Balkan countries and to create a wider space for the further strengthening of relations and cooperation.

Pointing to the fact that major changes had occurred recently in the region of Yugoslavia, which has entered a period of intense economic and technological development, Milosevic said that the country was still exposed to certain external pressure including the so-called outer wall of sanctions. That outer wall has no justification in any international document and constitutes a difficulty for Yugoslavia, Milosevic said, expressing his belief that this obstacle too will soon be overcome.

President Milosevic said that Yugoslavia attaches great importance to relations with China and wants to improve and step up cooperation considerably.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qian said he was pleased to see the accelerated economic recovery and development of Yugoslavia. China, he said, is in principle against all sanctions and urges relations which guarantee full cooperation and the equality of all countries. He stated readiness to continue to contribute to the solution of regional problems and said that in that respect he expected full cooperation with Yugoslavia.

Speaking about relations in the region, Milosevic pointed out that conditions had been created for the Balkans to be a region of stable development and multifaceted cooperation, stressing once again the importance of the recently-held summit on Crete.

Speaking about the Peace Process in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, Milosevic underlined the huge importance of the Dayton Peace Agreement, pointing to the interest and commitment of Yugoslavia to its consistent implementation. Yugoslavia sees in that agreement a guarantee for peace, stability and prosperity in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav President said.

[05] KRAJISNIK MET WITH SCHUMACHER

Tanjug, 1997-11-15

The President from the Republika Srpska (RS) in the Presidency of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Momcilo Krajisnik, met on Saturday with Deputy High Representative Henrich Schumacher, to discuss the implementation of the Dayton Agreement.

After the talks, Krajisnik said that the meeting had been constructive and that a statement made by members of the London Club on the resolution of some controversial issues linked to the implementation of the Dayton Agreement was also discussed.

Krajisnik said that he had signed this statement and that the Bosnia- Herzegovina Parliament, which should convene on Tuesday, would accept the proposal on the passport, flag and citizenship laws.

According to him, the Serb people are specially interested in the passport which, he said, should contain on its cover the symbols of Bosnia- Herzegovina and RS and use letters of the same size to show to the people that this passport also belongs to them.

Schumacher said that the Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament would on Tuesday adopt a Law on the Council of Ministers which should be a basis for the work of joint Bosnia-Herzegovina institutions and which does not prejudge any issues.

I proposed to Krajisnik that he and his colleagues implement the laws and thus signal to the international community that RS is submitting to the Dayton Agreement and that it accepts the joint institutions, Schumacher said.

He set out that agreement must be reached on citizenship, passport and flag. Time is running out, the international community is becoming impatient, Schumacher said and added that an International Conference on the application of the Dayton Agreement should be held on December 10 in Bonn.

[06] YUGOSLAV AMBASSADOR HELD A RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC

Tanjug, 1997-11-15

In honour of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, who ended a very successful three-day official visit to the People's Republic of China, Yugoslav Ambassador in Beijing Slobodan Unkovic has hosted a reception at the Embassy.

Greeting President Milosevic, Unkovic said that his visit to China has given exceptional results.

"Your talks with President Jiang Zemin and other senior Chinese officials have opened new roads for the expansion of friendship and cooperation in all spheres, especially the economic," Unkovic said.

Addressing the assembled guests, President Milosevic expressed satisfaction with the development of comprehensive cooperation between China and Yugoslavia which, he said, was the object of his visit.

"President Jiang and I have made a huge step in this direction," Milosevic said and expressed hope that the Chinese and Yugoslav peoples would do everything to render their comprehensive links and friendship lasting.

[07] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC: COOPERATION OF GREAT MUTUAL IMPORTANCE AND INTEREST

Tanjug, 1997-11-16

The visit to the Republic of China has been successful and marks the beginning of very wide and multiform cooperation between FR Yugoslavia and PR China, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic said upon his return from an official visit to China.

President Milosevic told reporters at the Belgrade airport that he believed cooperation between Yugoslavia and China "will be of great importance for both countries."

It will undoubtedly "express the need of the process of integration, cooperation and prosperity for all those taking part in the process," the Yugoslav President said.

"China is today not only a country with the largest population in the world but also the most successful, as it has been registering for over one decade unparalleled economic growth in the modern world. China has already stepped into the next century in many fields of high technology, telecommunications, industry," President Milosevic said.

"I am especially gratified," President Milosevic said, "for having established also a personal relationship with President Jiang Zemin."

"I think that is of exceptional importance and will guarantee and support the realization of the program of cooperation which we have agreed.

Our joint orientation for comprehensive cooperation has been confirmed in the official document which we have signed and the Declaration on friendship and cooperation concluded between FR Yugoslavia and PR China. It involves practically all fields of economic, scientific, cultural and every other form of a activity and I am certain that it will represent an important institutional basis which will encourage cooperation.

As you know, a large number of businessmen has travelled with me. They are representatives of renowned Yugoslav enterprises who have concluded a number of concrete deals about which you will learn in detail from them, but everything that was achieved during this visit can be considered as the first step of a very successful future cooperation in mutual interest.

Time will show if that is true and I firmly believe in that cooperation," Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic said in conclusion.

[08] YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BOZOVIC CONFERED WITH CHINESE CONGRESS OFFICIAL WANG

Tanjug, 1997-11-14

Speaker of the Yugoslav Parliament's Chamber of Republics Srdjan Bozovic, who was in China as member of the Yugoslav delegation headed by President Slobodan Milosevic, met on Friday with Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress Wang Bingchian.

It was assessed in the talk that the signed joint Declaration on friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries had opened new areas for stable and comprehensive cooperation between Yugoslavia and China, on clearly defined principles.

The vist to China of Yugoslav President Milosevic and the signed Declaration mark a new important stage in the development of Yugoslav- Chinese relations, it was set out.

The two sides assessed that the visit of President Milosevic was extremely important because it opened wide possibilities for an all-round development of relations between the two countries, especially economic cooperation.

The Chinese side stressed its interest in having Yugoslavia as soon as possible take its place in the international community, which it said rightly belonged to it, and pointed out that this would be in the interest not only of Yugoslavia but of the international community, itself.

Deputy Chairman Wang set out that President Milosevic and Chinese President Jiang Zemin had had very substantive talks and had agreed on the further development of cooperation between the two countries.

Wang said the joint Declaration was a foundation for a forceful development of friendly and comprehensive relations between the two countries.

We are pleased with this and can say that the visit of President Milosevic has already been successful, Wang stressed.

Wang and Bozovic emphasized that adequate conditions existed for the further promotion of parliamentary cooperation through the exchange of parliamentary delegations, direct communication between parliamentary committee and commissions, and other forms of exchange of parliamentary experiences.

[09] MILOSAVLJEVIC: SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

Tanjug, 1997-11-14

Serbian Minister Andra Milosavljevic said that the Serbian state-economic delegation had a "useful and successful" three-day visit to the Republic of Belarus.

"In talks with the representatives of the Belarus ministries and Parliament we identified ways and possibilities of economic cooperation between Serbia and Belarus," Milosavljevic told reporters on return from a three-day visit to Belarus.

Milosavljevic said our delegation had stated an interest for the Yugoslav economy to import from Belarus components for the production of artificial fertilizers, the production of cooking salt, and medium and big-power tractors. He also said that the Serbian delegation had offered to partners from Belarus final products of the Yugoslav food industry, maize, flour, cooking oil, sugar, footwear and health tourism services. According to Milosavljevic, talks also dealt with joint investments, formation of mixed enterprises, double taxation relief and customs facilities.

[10] CONCLUSION OF IMPORTANT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN YUGOSLAV AND CHINESE BUSINESSMEN

Tanjug, 1997-11-16

The conclusion of 12 business arrangements and the opening up of possibilities for new deals, are the results of activities of the Yugoslav business delegation in China during the official visit of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

To that number should be added the contract signed by the Lola Corporation with their Chinese partner just before the departure of President Milosevic for Beijing.

Representatives of Sever, Zmaj and Viskoza gave concrete forms to agreements of cooperation with partners from China. In the past two days agreements of cooperation have been signed by IMT, Azotara Pancevo, 14 Oktobar, Jugoimport STPR, Gosa, Lola Corporation and Livnica Kikinda.

The contracts regulate purchase-sale relations, joint investments and technology transfer.

Sever has concluded two pre-agreement for the sale of irrigation pumps. The partners are from the Provinces of Henan and Shandong and the deals are worth three million dollars.

A good deal has been announced by Zmaj. Our firm will deliver 200 combines and 100 corn-picking machines to a Chinese firm from the Province Internal Mongolia. The machines will be delivered in parts and the deal, worth six million dollars, should be realized next year.

The latest contract signed by our firms in China is by Viskoza from Loznica worth seven million dollars. Loznica will deliver to the Chinese buyer cellulose fibres.

The list of concrete arrangements with the Chinese will soon be expanded, our businessmen have confirmed. "Possibilities for cooperation are huge," said President of Gosa Company from Smederevska Palanka, Branislav Milanovic after signing an agreement with the Chinese partner on the building of steel silos. Gosa has started the realization of an agreement on building a trailer car plant in the town of Karbina and other deals are also planned.

Optimism regarding possibilities for new deals was expressed also by the representative of Livnica from Kikinda Nadj Ferenc. The town of Kikinda has for several years been exporting to the Chinese market goods worth half a million dollars and now together with the Lola Corporation they have concluded a new agreement worth 15 million dollars. The deal involves the exporting of tool machines to the Chinese Machine Corporation.

"Our representative has been working here for three years, a sign that we are counting on the Chinese market," Nadj said.

Assessing these arrangements, Yugoslav Foreign Trade Minister Borislav Vukovic announced even better days, as the deals between Yugoslav and Chinese firms will receive greater backing from the two countries' banks.

[11] YUGOSLAV, CHINESE FIRMS SIGN FIVE AGREEMENTS ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

Tanjug, 1997-11-14

Yugoslav and Chinese companies signed at the Chinese Chamber of Comm erce on Friday five agreements on business cooperation. Representatives of the signatorie s and the two countries' business associations said the agreements confirmed the promotion of the Chinese-Y ugoslav economic cooperation and stimulated the conclusion of new arrangements. The signing ceremony was attended by Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Sainovic, Foreign Trade Minister Borislav Vu kovic, Chinese Chemical Industry Minister Wo Sulien, Chinese Chamber of Commerce Vice President Sui Yu Sha n and others. The first agreement was signed between China's Exin Bank and Azotara of Pancevo. Th e agreement is worth 19 million dollars and most of this amount will be used for the purchase of equipment and technology of the Chinese National Corporation for Chemistry and Construction Industry. Be lgrade's IMT contracted the sale to the Chinese Corporation of State Farms of 1,000 136-HP tractors, worth 22 million dollars, or 24 million dollars including spare parts. Credit lines to producers and buyers will be secured by the two countries' oil companies NIS Jugopetrol and Sinochem. The Yugoslav companies Lola C orporation and the Kikinda Foundry concluded a three-year contract with the Chinese national machine corporation on the sale of Yugoslav tool machines in China. The annual worth of the agreement is fiv e million dollars. Jugopetrol and Sinochem will support the realisation of this agreement. The contract be tween the Gosa Holding of Smederevska Palanka and the Jilin Tool Machine Factory perfected an agree ment on the joint construction of a factory for the production of steel silos in Jilin. Each of the part ners will invest 1.6 million dollars and the factory will produce goods worth 20 million dollars. The fifth agree ment was signed between Yugoslavia's Jugoimport SDPR and Sanhe Gao of Sanhe near Peking. Each sid e will invest 5.8 million dollars in the construction of a fruit processing factory in Sanhe. Bef ore the signing, about 30 Yugoslav businessmen who arrived in China with President Slobodan Milosev ic, met at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce with their partners and Chamber Vice President Sui Yu Shan.

[12] YUGOSLAVIA, CHINA SIGN DECLARATION ON FRIENDLY RELATIONS, COOPERATION

Tanjug, 1997-11-13

Presidents Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia and Jiang Zemin of China on Thursday signed a declaration on friendly relations and cooperation between the two countri es. The declaration, signed after the Milosevic-Zemin talks, goes as follows:

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the People's Republic of Chin a, hereafter referred to as "the sides", starting from the traditional friendship and meaningful coop eration between the two countries, especially in the political, economic, scientific, technical, cultural an d educational field,

with the aim of long-term, stable and comprehensive development of r elations between the two countries, on the basis of generally-recognised international law princip les,

in a wish to secure a lasting promotion of peace and prosperity in E urope and Asia on the turn of the century and to continue consolidating and promoting mutual relations, based on friendship, understanding, equality and mutual benefit, declare the following:

1. The sides believe that the process of multipolarisation of the w orld is speeding up, that developing countries as a whole are playing an increasingly important rol e in international relations, that regional organisations for economic cooperation are showing great vitalit y and that the political, economic and cultural development of certain countries has different forms. It has already become a common practice of an increasing number of states to take into account mutual respect and equality and avoid interference in the internal affairs of other countries and imposing of their views on the others and to take into account dialogue and cooperation, avoiding confrontation and conflicts.

Both sides oppose the use of force and threats with force in the int ernational relations. The present international situation generally continues to move towards easing, and p eace and development are the main characteristics of the present time, although there still exist the Cold War-like way of thinking, hegemonism and the right of the stronger policy. International economic d evelopment is uneven and the differences between the poor and the rich are still increasing. The Feder al Republic of Yugoslavia and the People's Republic of China are ready to continue strengthening consultations and cooperation in international affairs and investing efforts aimed at establishing a peaceful, stable, just, new international political and ec onomic order, for the preservation of world peace and stimulation of the overall development of the mankind.

2. The Chinese side respects the independence, sovereignty and terri torial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the road to development chosen by the Yugoslav people, it highly respects the autonomous and independent foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Yugo slavia and its great efforts in and contribution to strengthening the peace process for Bosnia-Herzegovin a and the peaceful resolution of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. The Chinese side respects the Yug oslav side's efforts to help stabilise the situation in southeast Europe and reiterates its support for the rein tegration of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into the international community.

3. The Yugoslav side reiterates its unequivocal and principled stand on the Taiwan issue, underlining that there is only one China in the world, that the Federal R epublic of Yugoslavia recognises only one China, that Taiwan is an integral part of the People's Republic of China and that the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents the Chinese people. Consequently, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will not establish offic ial relations or contacts with Taiwan. The Yugoslav side attaches great importance to the positive role of the People's Republic of China in international relations, it highly respects its contribution to the pr eservation of peace in Asia and the rest of the world as well as the autonomous and independent peaceful foreign p olicy of the People's Republic of China.

4. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the People's Republic of C hina are to friendly countries and they and their two peoples are linked by firm traditional friendship. Both sides express satisfaction with cooperation in the sphere of politics, economy, culture, education and ot her spheres over the past few years. They take the view that long-term, stable and all-round developmen t of friendly relations and cooperation between them, in keeping with the two countries' basic intere sts and conducive to peace and development in Europe and Asia, is what both peoples wish.

The two sides agree to strengthen and diversify their political dial ogue, including a high- and top-level dialogue, and to back contacts and cooperation between their pa rliaments.

5. Starting from the principles of market economy and mutual interes ts, the two sides will encourage economic cooperation of mutual benefit as well as trade, promot ion of higher forms of cooperation and specialisation among enterprises and companies, the setti ng up of joint-stock companies in spheres of mutual interest and joint appearance on third markets.

The two sides will diversify mutually beneficial cooperation in the sphere of science, technology, culture, art, education, sport, information, environment protection and h ealth care as well as cooperation among humanitarian and other organisations.

6. The two sides will develop cooperation in the legal and consular areas and will make easier contacts among and traffic of their citizens. They will strengthen cooper ation in organised crime prevention and the fight against terrorism in the world, illicit drugs and arms traf ficking, money counterfeiting, artefacts smuggling as well as in preventing security threats in civilian air traff ic.

[13] FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SESSION - STATEMENT

Tanjug, 1997-11-13

The Yugoslav Government held a session Thursday chaired by Prime Min ister Radoje Kontic and defined the measures and activities to be undertaken to intensify the eco nomic activities of Yugoslav diplomatic representations abroad. The Government stated that resump tion and promotion of bilateral economic cooperation with various countries were among the priority tasks of the present international activity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Government entrusted the Foreign Ministry with implementing the said measures by providing staff and technical equipment to Yugoslav embassies, especially in Washington, Moscow, Beijing, Bonn and Rome, and to the perm anent Yugoslav mission at the European Union in Brussels. In response to an invitation by the OS CE Center for Democracy and Human Rights, Yugoslavia will send 11 observers to monitor parliament ary elections in Republika Srpska on November 22 and 23. The Government endorsed the proposed activ ities of the Ministry of the Environment regarding the creation of a regional center for environment p rotection in Balkan countries, which will be based in Yugoslavia. The center should promote overall coo peration of Balkan states - Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Albania and Turkey, as well as Bosn ia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and any other state that might be interested, such as Italy and Cyprus in order to intensify environment protection in the Mediterranean and Hungary in order to promo te environment protection in the Danube region. The government finalized the bills on the ratificatio n of the agreements concluded with Croatia on international passenger and freight transport overland, on reg ulating across the border railway traffic and on legal assistance regarding court proceedings. The bills wi ll be submitted to the Yugoslav parliament for approval.

The government defined the platform for the participation of a Yugos lav delegation in the third session of the Yugoslav-Russian Inter-governmental Committee for trade, e conomic, scientific and technical cooperation later this month in Moscow. The delegation will be headed by Yugoslav Foreign Trade Minister and President of the Yugoslav side of the Committee Borislav Vukovic.

The Government also approved the bases for negotiating and concludin g an agreement with Croatia on cooperation in internal affairs. The Yugoslav delegation to th e negotiations in Zagreb will be headed by Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs Mile Puzovic. A Yugosla v delegation will take part in the third conference of the countries parties to the UN framework agreement o n climate changes to be held in the first half of December in Kyoto, Japan.

[14] PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC CONTINUES HOLDING MEETINGS IN PEKING

Tanjug, 1997-11-14

After the Thursday talks with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, Yugosla v President Slobodan Milosevic met on Friday with China's Acting Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, op ening a series of meetings with China's top officials on the second day of his official visit to this cou ntry. The Milosevic-Jiang talks lasted for more than four hours. The two Presidents met first tete-a-tete and we re later joined by the two countries' delegations. They resumed intensive talks also during a dinner at which P resident Jiang was President Milosevic's host. Early on Friday, President Milosevic received at his r esidence Chinese Acting Prime Minister Zhu Rongji (Premier Li Peng is in a visit to Japan), one of the main architects of China's modern economic policy and development. Welcoming Milosevic as a prominent stat esman and politician and China's old friend, Zhu expressed satisfaction with the Yugoslav Presiden t's visit to China. He said he admired the Yugoslav peoples' determination and resolution to preserve th eir independence and sovereignty, stressing that China and Yugoslavia were linked with firm fr iendship, dating from World War II, that was successfully enriched today through new contacts and all-rou nd cooperation. The Chinese government fully supports the promotion and diversification of relations and cooperation with Yugoslavia, he said adding that President Milosevic's visit and talks with President Jiang would create more room for that cooperation. President Milosevic stressed that, although a relative ly small European country, Yugoslavia could become China's major parnter in all spheres of cooperati on and in particular in the sphere of economy. He voiced his wish that relations be promoted as much as the two countries' common interests made that possible. He said the two countries had many interest s in common, saying it was vital that the two countries' governments back efforts for a more comprehensive identification of these interests that should help bilateral cooperation develop successfully. Pointing ou t that, being a large country, it was in China's great interest to develop releations with Europe, President Mi losevic stressed that, as a Balkan country with an excellent geostrategic position and a junction of Europe' s major route arteries, Yugoslavia could become China's major partner. President Milosevic expressed Yugosl avia's readiness to open free zones for joint investment and development of all forms of cooperation wh ich he said could link the two countries' economies. He said that, despite a large number of difficul ties over the past few years, Yugoslavia had shown its great vitality. He said the country's economic r ecovery programme was being successfully implemented because there had been a continual increase in t he national income over the past four years. All this makes possible continual promotion of cooper ation with China, President Milosevic said. He said that, in addition to the existing deals, new deal s, which should enrich present forms of bilateral cooperation, should be mapped out. Zhu stressed China's wi sh to promote cooperation in the sphere of trade, underlining that the two countries should make an even greater effort to learn more about each other's markets, needs and potential. The two countries' busin essmen should be in contact and meet more frequently, he said. President Milosevic said direct flights b etween Peking and Belgrade might and should soon be introduced, saying he expected Yugoslav Airlines JAT t o open a direct line between the two countries' capitals soon. He invited Zhu to visit Yugoslavia, whi ch Zhu gladly accepted. President Milosevic on Friday laid a wreath at the monument to national heroes at P eking's central Tien Anmen Square.

[15] FOREIGNERS WANT TO BUILD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS IN MONTENEGRO

Tanjug, 1997-11-13

More than 30 foreign companies have showed interest in building hydr oelectric power plants on the River Moraca. A total of 26 renowned western European firms as well as two U.S., one Canadian, two Korean, one Chinese and three Russian companies have entered the bid, whi ch started in August. However, the companies called for the extension of the bid until late Dec ember in order to gain more information about the project, which envisages the building of four hydro electric power plants of 360 MW between Kolasin and Podgorica. Representatives of seven companies have a lready visited Montenegro and studied the construction documents. The building of the Andrijevo, Ra slovici, Milunovici and Zlatica power plants would last six years, and foreigners will be granted 30-year concessions. The Montenegrin Electric Power Industry expects to start receiving foreign bids in mid-De cember.

[16] YUGOSLAV OFFICIALS ACTIVITIES IN CHINA

Tanjug, 1997-11-13

Yugoslav Vice Prime Minister Nikola Sainovic, Yugoslav Army Chief of General Staff General Momcilo Perisic and Federal Foreign Trade Minister Borislav Vukovic, who are members of a Yugoslav delegation visiting China headed by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic , conducted on Thursday their first talks with Chinese officials and businessmen. Vice Prime Minister Sainovic visited the Telecommunications Exhibition where he had talks with the representatives of Chinese corporations which manufacture telecommunications equipment or are engaged in mobile telepho ne links and the transfer of images. Both sides expressed interest for exchanges in the sphere of tech nology between their two countries. The talks were attended by Serbian PTT Director Aleksa Jokic.

Federal Foreign Trade Minster Vukovic and the general director of th e Belgrade Bank, Borko Vucic, met with Chinese officials at the Chinese Foreign Trade Ministry to excha nge views on banking and financial cooperation. The talks focused on the financing of the export o f Yugoslav goods to China and the setting up of joint Yugoslav-Chinese firms. General Perisic met with his Chinese counterpart Fu Chuanju to discuss the military- political situation in the world, the tasks of th e two countries' armed forces and possibilities for interarmy cooperation.

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