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Serbia Today 96-02-07
7 February 1996
In This Edition
NEIGHBORLY COOPERATION
THE SERBIAN COMMUNITY IN CROATIA EXISTS NO MORE
CONTENTS
[01] FRY IS MAKING EFFORTS FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE PEACE AGREEMENTS
[02] KONTIC TALKED WITH ANNAN, GENTZ AND VIDENOV
[03] EU ON THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH FRY
[04] NEIGHBORLY COOPERATION
[05] RETURN INTO THE WHO
[06] MAJOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
[07] CONTACTS WITH BOSNIAN FEDERATION INTERRUPTED
[08] THE SERBIAN COMMUNITY IN CROATIA EXISTS NO MORE
[09] NEW CRIMES IN KRAJINA
[01] FRY IS MAKING EFFORTS FOR THE REALIZATION OF THE PEACE AGREEMENTS
(Switzerland) that Yugoslavia will continue its maximal
efforts for the realization of the peace agreements for
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Srem-Baranja Region. "We
expect all sides and the international community to
assume the same attitude." - said the Yugoslav Premier
taking part in the plenary session of the World Economic
Forum dealing with the future of the Balkan region.
Yugoslavia is determined to promote neighborly and
comprehensive cooperation with all Balkan countries, the
normalization of the relations with former Yugoslav
republics being a strategic and economic priority for
the stability of the region. Dr. Kontic reaffirmed that
peace has always been and still is the primary state and
national interest for us and that the Yugoslav
delegation gave a major contribution to the signing of
the Dayton Agreement. The Federal Premier informed the
participants about the effects of the international
sanctions against FR Yugoslavia, specifying that even
though no war operations took place in Yugoslav
territory, the country directly lost 50 billion dollars
and suffered indirect losses for 150 billion dollars.
(Politika, February 7, 1996)
[02] KONTIC TALKED WITH ANNAN, GENTZ AND VIDENOV
Secretary General for former Yugoslavia (who is taking
part in the work of the World Economic Forum in Davos)
Prime Minister Kontic indicated the danger of Croatia
making an attempt to forcibly solve the question of the
Srem-Baranja Region. Commenting the problem of Cape
Prevlaka, Mr. Kontic remarked that Croatia renounced to
the Dayton protocol on tripartite exchange of
territories, which is why the mutual recognition of FRY
and Croatia still has not taken place. In view of this
fact, the Yugoslav Prime Minister stressed the need for
a complete implementation of the Dayton Agreement. In
the meeting with Hungarian President - Mr. Arpad Gentz,
Dr. Kontic expressed concern for the situation in
Sarajevo and the attitude of the Moslem authorities
towards the local Serbs. He underscored that FR
Yugoslavia firmly believes that the Serbs should stay in
Sarajevo and that the international community should
provide guarantees for their personal safety and the
security of their property. Both sides agreed that the
relations between Hungary and Yugoslavia should be
enhanced comprehensively. In Davos, the Yugoslav Prime
Minister also met with his Bulgarian colleague - Mr.
Zhan Videnov. The bilateral cooperation between the two
countries was quite good even during the sanctions, ant
it is in the mutual interest to continue along this path
- agreed Mr. Kontic and Mr. Videnov. (Politika, February
7, 1996)
[03] EU ON THE NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH FRY
the Ministerial Council - and the only condition for the
normalization of the relations with FR Yugoslavia is the
mutual recognition between Belgrade and Skopje - said
the European Commission spokesman in Brussels. The same
EU official remarked that allegations about the
normalization of relations with FRY being postponed due
to pressures from the side are totally unfounded. The
European Community will recognize FR Yugoslavia as one
of the successors, leaving the new countries in former
Yugoslavia to freely define and settle the demands.
(Vecernje Novosti, February 7, 1996)
[04] NEIGHBORLY COOPERATION
Mr. Radoje Djukic - Serbian Minister for Private
Entrepreneurship met yesterday with
a delegation of Hungarian entrepreneurs headed by Deputy
Chairman of the Chamber of Crafts - Mr. Tibor Szabo. It
has been agreed that the implementation of joint
projects in food processing and wood processing
industry, construction works and industrial vehicles
should be initiated. The international conference
entitled "Yugoslavia and Hungary at the Threshold of
21st Century - a Century of Neighborly Relations"
started today in Belgrade. The venue has been organized
by the Institute for International Politics and Economy
and the International Scientific Forum "Danube - a River
of Cooperation" from Budapest. The conference is based
on the joint opinion that good relations between the two
countries constitute an important factor for the
development of regional relations in central and
south-eastern Europe. (Borba, February 7, 1996)
[05] RETURN INTO THE WHO
visited the World Health Organization seat in
Copenhagen. The prime objective of the visit was to
present the humanitarian situation in Yugoslavia where
there are still 760.000 refugees, and to reinstate the
cooperation with the WHO Regional Bureau. Upon returning
from Holland, Dr. Todorovic revealed that it has been
agreed that the funds donated for humanitarian purposes
by Yugoslav citizens, will be directly transferred to
the Yugoslav Red Cross. Aid of the UNICEF Medical Supply
Center in medical supplies, medicines and food at
favorable prices has also been promised. In all the
meetings that the Yugoslav delegation had, the need to
readmit Yugoslavia into the World Health Organization
has been stressed. Underscoring that Yugoslavia was a
WHO member since it was founded in 1948, Dr. Joe Aswala
- Director of the WHO Regional Bureau said: "Yugoslavia
needs WHO, but the World Health Organization also needs
Yugoslavia as its member." (Politika, February 7, 1996)
[06] MAJOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
been achieved, higher than the usual seasonal increment.
At the same time, along with the introduction of
"Program 2", the monetary mass has been increased - as
part of the measures promoted by the Central Bank. These
conclusions are part of the survey published by MAP -
the magazine authored by the Institute of Economic
Sciences. Now, the most important task is to revive the
production without inducing inflation, because this is
the only way to ensure a healthy growth of national
economy. (Politika, February 7, 1996)
[07] CONTACTS WITH BOSNIAN FEDERATION INTERRUPTED
contacts with officials of the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina until further notice and accused the Moslem
government in Sarajevo of breaching the Dayton
Agreement. The Bosnian Serb government also decided that
no Serbian representatives are allowed to go to the
Moslem part of Sarajevo. Stressing that IFOR
representatives and the authorities of the
Moslem-Croatian Federation ignored the RS objections to
the incorrect attitude of the Moslem authorities, the
latest communiqu issued by the Government of the
Republic of Srpska underscores that the recent arrest of
Serb Army officers is the most drastic example of such
infringements of the peace agreement. The RS Government
expressed hope that the international community and IFOR
high officials will react adequately and warn the Moslem
side. (Politika, February 7, 1996)
[08] THE SERBIAN COMMUNITY IN CROATIA EXISTS NO MORE
the heading of the article published today by the Paris
daily Le Mond. A highly documented analysis indicates
that that "... the Franjo Tudjman regime does not want a
multi-cultural society" and that Croatia became
"ethnically cleansed" practically overnight. In one of
its rare objective articles on the events in former
Yugoslavia, Le Mond quotes the analysis made by its
correspondent in Zagreb about the brutality of Croatian
militarists towards the Serbian population. The reporter
indicates that Serbs "can no longer partake in the
government" and that "all property left by the Serbs
that fled from Krajina are under state control". The
same source reveals that the Croatian Parliament is
discussing a project for the reconstruction of Krajina,
stressing that this is actually "...an invitation for
the Croats to settle the land the Serbs fled from". This
is confirmed by the fact that 15.000 Croats have already
entered Serbian homes after the "Operation Storm". Le
Mond concludes that Croatia is now an ethnically pure
state, where the Serbs no longer have the right to live,
and that the Croatian people are beginning to realize
that "...the Serbian problem is no longer the basic
problem in the country, but rather the lack and
disrespect of democracy". (Borba, February 7, 1996)
[09] NEW CRIMES IN KRAJINA
been found dead in her home in the village of Ljubovic
near Gracac. The investigation revealed that the 58-year
old woman was shot. Another woman - Milica Olujic (aged
85), was found dead - also killed by a fire-arm. The old
woman was the last and only inhabitant of the village of
Bilisani near Obrovac. (Politika Ekspres, February 7,
1996)
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