B92 29/01/2000 ------------------------------------------
PERISIC CHIUSE UN OCCHIO SUL SOSTEGNO DELLA NATO ALL'UCK?
Matic accuses Perisic of turning a blind eye to the arming of Kosovo
separatists
KRUSEVAC, Saturday - The public will soon be informed about where the
Kosovo
separatists obtained their arms and who in Yugoslavia turned a blind eye
to
such activities, the Federal Minister of Information Goran Matic said in
an
interview for Krusevac TV Plus today. Matic told TV Krusevac that a
meeting
between American and French Secret Service experts had taken place in
Sarajevo in 1997 where they had decided to arm Kosovo separatists from
SFOR
bases. Matic said that the names of those whose job it was to prevent
this
taking place, above all Army Chief of Staff General Momcilo Perisic
(currently leader of the Movement for a democratic Serbia) would soon be
made
public.
VERSO LA SVENDITA DELLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI DEL MONTENEGRO
Montenegro to put Montenegrin Telecom and Electricity Company up for
sale
MONTENEGRO, Saturday - The Montenegrin Tender Commission announced today
that
they are planning to put Montenegrin Telecom and the Montenegrin
Electricity
Company up for sale. The Commission stated that they would sell off more
than
51% of the companies since foreign investors would not be interested in
anything less than a controlling share. The sale will take place under
consultation with Deloitt & Touche.
Former Montenegrin government official and member of G17, Nebojsa
Medojevic
told B2 92 of his reservations regarding this decision. Medojevic said
that
he felt this was not the right time to make such a move since due to the
current uncertain political situation in Yugoslavia, the companies would
be
sold for far less than their real market value.
CONTINUI SEGNALI DI IRREQUIETEZZA DA DJUKANOVIC
Djukanovic: clarification of relations within the Federation imminent
MONTENEGRO, Saturday - Clarification of the relations within the
Yugoslav
Federation will take place this year, Montenegrin President Milo
Djukanovic
told press in Bar today. Djukanovic said that a way out of the current
crisis
could be achieved if the Federal bodies and Serbia showed a constructive
approach towards the proposals put forward by Montenegro regarding the
redefinition of relations within the Federation and that this would
result in
a stabilisation of the situation within the Federation. Djukanovic added
that
should such an approach fail to materialise, Montenegro would finally
and
definitively go its own way.
B92 28/01/2000 ------------------------------------
ANALISTA MILITARE BRITANNICO SULLA IPOTESI DI NUOVA
AGGRESSIONE NATO IN APPOGGIO ALLA SECESSIONE MONTENEGRINA
British concern over Montenegrin crisis
BANJA LUKA, Friday - NATO would react if federal Yugoslav forces clashed
with
Montenegrin troops in Yugoslavia's southern republic, British military
analyst Paul Beaver said today. Beaver told media in Banja Luka that
another
bombing of Serbian military targets was possible, but that it would
depend on
how seriously NATO understood Belgrade's threats against the Montenegrin
government. He also expressed concern that the US could try to remove
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic from power and that the Americans
could
see a Montenegrin conflict as an opportunity to implement such a plan.
ROBERTSON: PER LA SITUAZIONE ATTUALE IN KOSOVO
E' TUTTA COLPA DI MILOSEVIC
NATO "resolute" over Kosovo
BRUSSELS, Friday - NATO Secretary-General George Robertson said today
that
the level of violence and bloodshed in Kosovo was still too high but
that the
Alliance was determined to change that. Robertson added that the Balkans
would have looked considerably different today had Belgrade opted for
serious
political and economic reforms ten years ago.
YDS 28/01/2000 ---------------------------------------------------
AVVIATA LA RICOSTRUZIONE DI ALTRI 21 PONTI BUTTATI GIU' DALLA NATO
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA - RECONSTRUCTION
AGREEMENT SIGNED ON CONSTRUCTION OF 21 BRIDGES
BELGRADE, January 27 (Tanjug) - Director of the Directorate for the
Reconstruction of the Country Milutin Mrkonjic signed on Friday
contracts
for the construction of 21 road and railway bridges that were destroyed
in
NATO's aggression last year.
Construction works within the second phase of reconstruction are due to
be
completed by July 7 this year, and they will be realized by seven
domestic
firms - Kraljevo factory of carriages, MIN of Nis, Gosa of Smederevo,
Mostrogradnja of Belgrade, 14 oktobar of Krusevac, Novi auto put of
Belgrade and Graditelj of Leskovac.
Recalling that in NATO's aggression were destroyed and damaged 64
bridges,
Mrkonjic specified that in the first phase of reconstruction were
completed
and opened for traffic 32 bridges, and that construction works were
underway on seven other facilities.
The construction of the 21 bridges, with the exception of three bridges
in
Novi Sad, will complete the road infrastructure in Serbia, Mrkonjic
said.
NUOVO GOVERNO IN MONTENEGRO DOPO LE DIMISSIONI DEL MINISTRO
DEGLI ESTERI ACCUSATO DI LEGAMI CON LA CAMORRA
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO - GOVERNMENT
VUJANOVIC PROPOSES NEW MINISTERS
PODGORICA, January 27 (Tanjug) - A special session of the Montenegrin
Parliament, convened to review a Government reshuffle, started with
great
delay on Friday afternoon due to the need for further consultations.
Premier Filip Vujanovic nominated as the new Foreign Minister Branko
Lukovac, current representative of Montenegro in Slovenia. The former
Minister Branko Perovic resigned recently after accusations of being
linked
to illegal trade in Italy.
Instead of Predrag Goranovic, as Deputy Premier has been proposed
Ljubisa
Krgovic, who now occupies the office of member of the Monetary Council
of
Montenegro.
Rade Gregovic, current Mayor of Budva, is to replace Radovan Bakic as
Minister of urban planning and Budimir Dubak, current Minister of
Culture
is to take over the Ministry of Religion from Slobodan Tomovic.
Dubak, according to the proposal of the Premier, is to be replaced by
Radojica Luburic, current Director of the Montenegrin Institute for
Scientific-Technical and Cultural Cooperation.
Vujanovic thanked the outgoing Deputy Premier and Ministers Predrag
Goranovic, Branko Perovic, Radovan Bakic and Slobodan Tomovic.
LA LIBIA CONTESTA L'ATTIVITA' DI "MEDICI SENZA FRONTIERE"
E DI KOUCHNER IN KOSOVO E METOHIJA
JAMAHIRIYA - KOUCHNER VIOLATES EVERY DAY U.N. CHARTER
TRIPOLI, January 28 (Tanjug) - The Libyan daily Al Jamahiriya strongly
criticized the activities of the French organization Medecins Sans
Frontieres in Kosovo and Metohija and the awarding of the Nobel Peace
prize
for 1999 to that organization.
Medecins Sans Frontieres have political goals and operate under a
suspicious umbrella, the Libya daily said this week, and the activities
of
the U.N. representative in Kosovo-Metohija Bernard Kouchner support that
assessment.
"In spite of the fact that the man is a doctor, he is playing an inhuman
NATO role in dealing with the problems of the Province of Kosovo and
Metohija," Al Jamihiriya said.
"The organization Medecins Sans Frontieres has, contrary to Security
Council Resolution 1244, took part in the covering up of numerous
criminal
acts in Kosovo, such as the massacre of 14 women and children in the
village Staro Gacko near the town of Lipljan.
"The U.N. Mission conducted the forensic examination of the bodies
without
the participation of Yugoslav doctors. That means the distancing of
Yugoslav forensic experts from the investigation with a view to covering
up
the case and removing the most important traces, and in turn the
encouraging of crimes and criminals whose conduct suits the
international
forces (NATO) that make up KFOR," Al Jamahiriya said. The Libyan daily
further said that the "misfortune of ethnic cleansing was repeated also
in
the cities of Prizren, Djakovica, Istok, Klina and others, as well as
the
destruction of monuments as a monastery from 1315 in the vicinity of the
capital city of Pristina".
"In return," Al Jamahiriya said, "the organization Medecins Sans
Frontieres received all the prize and eulogies, and even the Nobel Peace
Prize."
"The conduct of the French Doctor Without Borders, Kouchner, in Kosovo,
sets an example for the daily flagrant violations of human rights and of
the U.N. Charter," Al Jamahiriya said, recalling that that was not the
first Nobel Peace Prize whose awarding has given rise to doubts.
YDS 27/01/2000 -----------------------------------------
STANZIATI 900 MILIONI DI DINARI PER I PROFUGHI IN SERBIA
900 MILLION DINARS FOR DISPLACED FROM KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - YUGOSLAV
MINISTER
KRUSEVAC, SERBIA, January 26 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Minister for Refugees,
Displaced and Exiled Persons Bratislava Morina said on Wednesday in the
city of Krusevac, central Serbia, that the Yugoslav and Serbian
Governments
have earmarked 900 million dinars as aid for refugees and temporarily
displaced persons from Kosovo and Metohija.
Morina, who is also Serbian Minister for Refugees, presented the
corresponding organs in Krusevac with ten tonnes of relief aid for the
internally displaced persons who found refuge in this region.
She pointed out that the corresponding state organs are currently
registering all displaced persons from Kosovo and Metohija and that this
data will be verified by the representatives of neutral Switzerland.
"This
will be yet another in the series of proof about the activities of the
ethnic Albanian terrorists who are being helped by a part of the
international community and who forced the Serbs and other non-Albanians
to
leave their homes," Morina said.
Underscoring that under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244 Kosovo and
Metohija is an integral and unalienable part of the Republic of Serbia
and
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Morina stated that she expects the
annulment of all decisions by UNMIK head Bernard Kouchner which are not
in
keeping with this resolution.
ANTICOSTITUZIONALE L'USO DEL MARCO TEDESCO IN MONTENEGRO
USE OF GERMAN MARK IN MONTENEGRO NOT IN KEEPING WITH FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION
BELGRADE, January 26 (Tanjug) - The Yugoslav Constitutional Court ruled
on
Wednesday that the decision on the use of the German mark in Montenegro
parallel with the national currency dinar, is not in keeping with the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Law on the
National
Bank of Yugoslavia and the Law on Foreign Currency Transactions.
The Court said that the decision of the Montenegrin Government on taking
over certain competencies of the National Bank of Yugoslavia "with the
aim
of protecting the economic interests of Montenegro" is also not in
keeping
with the Federal Constitution and the Law on the National Bank of
Yugoslavia.
In November 1999, the Court set a deadline for the Montenegrin
Government
to come up with explanations regarding the initiative of the National
Bank
of Yugoslavia to begin proceedings for the assassement of the
constitutionality and legality of the controversial Montenegrin
decisions.
Montenegro, however, failed to respond.
Quoting constitutional and legal provisions, the Court set out that
under
the constitution the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is
a
single economic and market area and that only the National Bank of
Yugoslavia, as an independent institution and the only bank of issue
within
the Yugoslav monetary system, is responsible for monetary policy, the
stability of the currency and for financial discipline.
The Court also instigated proceedings to investigate the
constitutionality
of the Montenegrin Law on Amnesty which released from responsibility all
military conscripts who failed to respond to the mobilization during the
NATO aggression from March 24 - June 10, 1999.
The Court has set a two-week deadline to the Montenegrin Parliament to
take a position on this law.
According to the Court, no republican organ is authorized to release
anyone from the responsibility for the offence of draft dodging since
this
is regulated only by federal laws.
The Court said it was stopping the realization of all individual acts
adopted on the basis of the disputed law.
SI VA NORMALIZZANDO IL TRAFFICO AEREO SULLA JUGOSLAVIA?
AIR TRAFFIC OVER YUGOSLAVIA NORMALISING
BELGRADE, January 27 (Tanjug) - Air traffic over Yugoslavia has begun
returning to normal as of dawn on Thursday, according to the National
Flight Control chief.
Flight Control Administration Director Branko Bilbija told TANJUG that,
as
of 1 minute past midnight last night, the Yugoslav Flight Control was
guiding 55 percent of all flights over Bosnia- Herzegovina at altitudes
between 9,000 metres and 13,000 m.
Also, radars were guiding planes over Yugoslavia flying from central
Europe to Greece and the Middle East, and there were plans to open
corridors to Croatia and Italy.
"For the past four or five months, talks have been going on in Paris,
Brussels and Rome about normalising air traffic in Yugoslav air space,
and
the accords reached have only just begun to be implemented today," said
Bilbija.
He added that flights in Yugoslav air space had been banned since the
start of NATO's aggression on Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999.
When the air strikes ended on June 10, Yugoslav flight controllers took
over about 20 percent of flights, viz. those to Macedonia. As of today,
they were slowly resuming the guiding of planes for all foreign air
carriers.
GENERALE JUGOSLAVO PROMETTE IL RITORNO DELL'ARMATA IN KOSMET
YUGOSLAV GENERAL SAYS PRISTINA CORPS WILL RETURN TO KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
LESKOVAC, January 26 (Tanjug) - An annual analysis of the readiness for
action of the Yugoslav Army Pristina Corps was made at the Corps'
command
on Wednesday. A statement issued by the Corps press section quoted Corps
Commander Maj. Gen. Radojko Stefanovic, who supervised the proceedings,
as
saying that the Corps had been the backbone of the Yugoslav Army's and
the
Third Army's defence in Kosovo and Metohija.
Maj. Gen. Stefanovic said that Corps troops had put up a brilliant
resistance to the far superior enemy, saying that, by uniting all
defence
forces in the Yugoslav Republic of Serbia's southern province, the Corps
had managed to preserve its potential, troops and materiel sustaining
minimum losses.
The statement also said that, thanks to the state and economic
structures'
maximum engagement and assistance offered, the Corps had managed to
provide
new facilities made of brick for its entire personnel following NATO's
March 24-June 10 1999 aggression and to create favourable conditions for
the life and work of Corps commands and units.
Third Army commander Gen. Nebojsa Pavkovic voiced confidence that the
Corps would soon return to Kosovo and Metohija "where it will raise the
flag of freedom under which all citizens - Serbs, Montenegrins and
members
of other ethnic groups - will coexist in peace with ethnic Albanians as
before."
B92 27/01/2000 ------------------------------------
LA GERMANIA FA LA CAMPAGNA ELETTORALE IN JUGOSLAVIA
German support for Serbian opposition
BERLIN, Thursday - The German government has demanded a thorough
re-examination of sanctions against Serbia, calling for more severe
measures
directly aimed at Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and his
associates.
German Foreign Minister Joscha Fischer, submitting the report on the
Pact for
Stability in the Bundestag today, gave credit to the Serbian opposition
for
its efforts in uniting and seeking replacement of the regime. Fischer
also
said that Germany supported the opposition in its demands for
parliamentary
elections by the end of April.
The political director of the British Foreign Office, Charles Crawford,
told
Radio B2 92 this afternoon that it was important to understand that
Europe
had taken a unanimous decision not to lift sanctions. Crawford denied
that
Britain and Holland had blocked an initiative to reduce the sanctions.
Asked
whether the US had pressured Britain and Holland over the issue Crawford
denied knowledge of such a move, adding however that the Americans were
very
good at applying pressure to anyone when it suited them.
Meanwhile, the director of Washington's Balkans Action Council, James
Hooper,
said today that he believed Milosevic would do anything in order to
divide
the opposition and the West, believing that the US and the EU would
finally
turn back to him. Hooper described the EU as being so exhausted that it
was
again considering backing Milosevic, adding that it was obvious that
Serbian
Renewal Movement leader Vuk Draskovic was being used to undermine
opposition
efforts. The worst thing, said Hooper, was that Democratic Party
President
Zoran Djindjic had fallen into a well-laid trap.
Replying to Hooper's statement, Djindjic told the BBC World Service that
Hooper had demonstrated his basic lack of understanding of the internal
political situation in Serbia.
NUOVO GOVERNO IN MONTENEGRO
Montenegrin government reshuffle
PODGORICA, Thursday - The governing Democratic Party of Socialist in
Montenegro last night agreed on substantial changes to the cabinet of
Prime
Minister Filip Vujanovic. The final outcome was expected to be announced
after a scheduled meeting of parliament, which began late because of
party
consultations on the cabinet changes. Fonet reports that the new foreign
minister is expected to Branko Lukovac and that Ljubisa Krgovic would
become
deputy prime minister.
REUTERS 26/01/2000 ---------------------------------
ASPRO CONTRASTO TRA BULGARIA E RUSSIA PER IL MANCATO
INVITO DELLA RF DI JUGOSLAVIA AL SUMMIT DI SOFIA
Bulgaria rejects Russian anger over Balkan summit 09:26 a.m. Jan 26,
2000 Eastern
SOFIA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bulgaria, facing angry complaints from Russia,
on Wednesday defended its decision not to invite Yugoslavia to a Balkan
summit last weekend.
``The aim of the meeting, which was fulfilled, had been to find a common
approach to solving regional problems,´´ said Bulgarian Foreign
Ministry spokesman Radko Vlaikov.
``At a time when cooperation with Yugoslavia is difficult, its
participation in the event would have blocked positive results of the
meeting,´´ he told a news conference.
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement denouncing the
informal meeting of prime ministers of seven countries bordering
Yugoslavia which was hosted by Bulgaria.
Representatives of Belgrade, which enjoys relatively good ties with
Moscow, had not been invited to the meeting, also attended by European
Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
``We are surprised by the absence of Yugoslavia, whose internal
situation was discussed at the meeting,´´ said Russia´s statement.
``The isolationist format of the event...could hardly be constructive,
not to mention ethical.´´
The Russian document said that a decision by the summit to continue such
consultations ``looked very similar to an attempt to create a closed
anti-Yugoslav pact with Euro-Atlantic orientation.´´
The summit was unanimous in pressing the West to do more to get off the
ground the Balkan Stability Pact, formally launched by Big Powers last
year but still lacking economic substance.
But they were divided on whether to ease international sanctions imposed
on Yugoslavia, which are hurting the economies of its neighbours.
Bulgaria said they should be revised, while Albania said any relaxation
would play into the hands of Yugoslav strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
Vlaikov said the meeting was a success as it had created a spirit of
better cooperation and made possible an honest dialogue on the problems
of the troubled Balkan region.
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ANCORA UN PAIO DI CITTA' INSERITE NEL
PROGRAMMA UE "PETROLIO PER LA DEMOCRAZIA"?
Energy for Democracy extended
BELGRADE, Wednesday - The European Commission was expected today to
formalise
the extension of the Energy for Democracy program. Under the program,
the
southern Serbian cities of Pirot and Nis have been supplied with heating
oil.
The coordinator of the G17 independent economic think tank, Mladjan
Dinkic,
told B2 92 today that the project would now include the cities of
Kraguejevac, Novi Sad, Subotica, Sombor and Kraljevo.
ALTRI DUE RICERCATI PER L'OMICIDIO DI ARKAN
Police seek two more gunmen in Arkan case
BELGRADE, Wednesday - Belgrade police have appealed to the public for
assistance in locating two more men suspected of being involved in the
murder
of underworld boss Zeljko "Arkan" Raznatovic. A police statement names
the
two men as Dragan Nikolic of New Belgrade and Milan Djuricic of Mali
Zvornik.
Four suspects are already under arrest on charges relating to the murder
in
Belgrade's Hotel Intercontinental ten days ago.
ANCORA UN SERBO-BOSNIACO ARRESTATO
Bosnian Serb arrested
VISEGRAD, Wednesday - Bosnian Serb Mitar Vasilijevic was arrested in
Visegrad
yesterday on charges of war crimes in Bosnia, the Republic of Srpska
government confirmed today. The British press writes today that
Vasilijevic
was a member of the White Eagles paramilitary unit which was allegedly
involved in the first mass murders in Bosnia. According to the reports,
Vasilijevic was involved in the murder of Muslims on the Drina bridge in
Visegrad in May 1992 and had taken part in setting fire to two buildings
housing 135 Muslims, including women and children.
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ARRESTATO L'ASSASSINO DI ARKAN
Police arrest Arkan's murderer
BELGRADE, Saturday - Former police officer Dobrosav Gavric has been
arrested
for the murder of underworld boss Arkan which took place at the Hotel
Intercontinental in Belgrade last Saturday, Belgrade police stated
today. At
a press conference in Belgrade today, senior police official Milenko
Ercic
said that Gavric who was injured in the incident and was currently in
hospital, was a former police officer on sick leave from June 1999 known
to
be working in the protection of well known Belgrade gangsters. The
police
have also arrested two of his accomplices one of whom was also formerly
a
police officer dismissed for his "mob" connections. Ercic said that all
three
men had confessed to their part in the triple murder and would shortly
be
brought before the Belgrade Municipal court.
I SOCIALDEMOCRATICI DEL MONTENEGRO SI SENTONO GIA'
AL DI FUORI DELLA JUGOSLAVIA
No federal elections in Montenegro this year
MONTENEGRO, Saturday - The Montenegrin Social Democrats will not take
part in
federal general elections in October, their party president Zarko
Rakcevic
said today in response to Yugoslav Prime Minister Momir Bulatovic's
announcement yesterday regarding such elections. Rakcevic said that
Montenegro considered Yugoslavia to be part of their past and would
therefore
not take part in any federal elections. Rakcevic also emphasisied the
need
for an improvement in the relations between Serbia and Montenegro, but
said
that such an improvement could only be reached after the formal
recognition
of Montenegro by the international community.
B92 20/01/2000 ------------------------------------
PROBLEMI NELLA COALIZIONE GOVERNATIVA IN MONTENEGRO
Trouble in Montenegrin Government coalition
PODGORICA, Thursday - The central committee of the Social Democratic
Party of
Montenegro last night gave its government coalition partners an
ultimatum to
call a referendum on secession by the end of March. The party described
the
decision on the referendum as a prerequisite for the survival of the
government coalition.
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic said today that the referendum on
secession was a real possibility and announced that the leaders of
coalition
parties would meet soon to discuss all controversial issues. Djukanovic
told
media that he was not familiar with the decision of the Social
Democratic
Party.
YDS 18/01/2000 ------------------------------------
COMITATO BULGARO CONDANNA LA AGGRESSIONE DELLA NATO
BULGARIAN COMMITTEE FOR BALKAN COOPERATION CONDEMNS NATO AGGRESSION
SOFIA, January 18 (Tanjug) - The Bulgarian Committee for Balkan
Understanding and Cooperation on Tuesday condemned last year's brutal
U.S.-led NATO aggression on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Speaking at a special session marking the 40th anniversary of the
Committee's founding, its chairman Victor Pshelarov called on the big
powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Balkan states and demanded
that the people of that region decide about their fate by themselves.
The NATO aggression on Yugoslavia has affected both the people of that
country and all the Balkan states, the vice president of the Alliance of
Balkan Women Emilia Maslovarova said.
Speaking on behalf of the 600,000 professional members of the Federation
of Bulgarian Journalists, its secretary Snezana Todorova recalled that
the
Bulgarian journalists strongly condemned the barbaric NATO bombing of
the
media centre in Serbia and Montenegro, as well as the air raids on
hospitals, maternity wards, civilian homes, etc.
Yugoslav diplomat Darinka Acimovic expressed gratitude to the members of
the Bulgarian Committee for Balkan Understanding and Cooperation for
their
support during the brutal NATO aggression. The co-chairman of the
Bulgarian-Yugoslav Friendship Society, Dimitrije Ostojic, a sculptor,
called on the Balkan nations not to allow any more wars in this always
troubled region.
PREOCCUPAZIONE IN MACEDONIA PER I CONFINI INSICURI
MACEDONIA CONCERNED OVER INSECURE BORDER WITH KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
SKOPJE, January 18 (Tanjug) - Macedonian Defence Minister Nikola Kljusev
has demanded from NATO and KFOR to help Macedonia secure its border with
Yugoslavia in the section with Kosovo and Metohija.
Kljusev conveyed this demand to NATO's Ambassador in Skopje, Hans
Juergen
Eife, and KFOR logistics commander in Macedonia, General Bob Ruth, it
was
said on Tuesday.
After the arrival of KFOR in Kosovo and Metohija, Macedonia was faced
with
great problems since part of its border with Yugoslavia remained
practically unsecured which, Skopje said, has an unfavourable effect on
this country's security.
The Macedonian border with Albania is also unsecured because the
Albanian
troops have long since been withdrawn from this region.
B92 18/01/2000 ------------------------------------------
IN PERICOLO ANCHE LA FAUNA PER I BOMBARDAMENTI DELLA NATO
Serbian fauna endangered by NATO bombing
BONN, Tuesday - Last year's bombing of Yugoslavia had catastrophic
consequences for the region's fauna, a German paper writes today,
quoting a
report from an associate of Belgrade's Museum of Natural History. Milan
Paunovic told a European Union ecology conference in Thessaloniki that
many
subspecies in Serbia and Kosovo were now endangered, following the
destruction of their habitats. Paunovic quoted reports that a large
number of
wolves had fled from Serbia to northern Greece.
B92 16/01/2000 ------------------------------------------
ARKAN ASSASSINATO NELL'HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL DI BELGRADO
Arkan murdered in Belgrade's Intercontinental hotel
BELGRADE, Sunday -- Zelko Raznjatovic, better known as Arkan, commander
of
the paramilitary Serbian Volunteer Guard active during the wars in
Bosnia and
Croatia, was shot in the lobby of Belgrade's Hotel Intercontinental
sometime
around five o' clock yesterday afternoon. Arkan, who was shot in the
head,
was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed him dead. One of his body
guards, identified as Momcilo Mandic, was also killed at the scene,
while
Dragan Garic whose involvement in the incident is not clear, was also
rushed
to hospital where he later died. The group had been sitting in a
sectioned-off part of the lobby and were on their way to the hotel exit
when
they were hit by at least one round from a Heckler and Koch submachine
gun
that apparently hit Arkan in the eye. The Serbian police have released
no
details regarding the incident.
All local media in Belgrade have today reported Arkan's death with
contradictory versions of the events leading to his death. There has
been
considerable speculation as to how many assailants there were, whether
they
were hiding inside the hotel, whether they were masked as well as to the
motives for such a murder.
The Hague Tribunal indicted 47-year-old Arkan in 1997 for war crimes
carried
out by his paramilitaries in Bosnia and Croatia, but the indictment was
kept
under wraps until 31st of March last year when the tribunal made his
indictment public. Arkan and his paramilitary forces have also been
accused
by the western media of involvement in apparent atrocities in Kosovo
during
the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia, but Arkan denied any involvement in
war
crimes. In 1992 Arkan was an MP in the Serbian Parliament as independent
candidate. The following year he founded the Party of Serbian Unity
which did
not manage to win a single seat in the 1993 elections. For the past
several
years his name has been connected with the football club Obilic which
progressed from being a second division club to Yugoslav champion
straight
after Arkan purchased it.
All opposition parties in Serbia stated that this murder symbolised the
current state of affairs in the country. The Serbian Renewal Movement
linked
this murder to living with state terrorism. President of the Democratic
Party
Zoran Djindjic said that Belgrade had become a dangerous city in which
to
live, while Goran Svilanovic of the Civic Alliance party said that Arkan
was
someone who knew too much and was too deeply involved.
There has so far been no public reaction to Arkan's murder from the
regime.
ALBRIGHT E COOK DISPIACIUTI PER LA MORTE DI ARKAN
Albright and Cook: no satisfaction from Arkan's murder
US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright and British Foreign Minister
Robin
Cook reacted to Arkan's death by stating that they took no satisfaction
from
his murder. Albright said that the US would have preferred him to stand
trial
in The Hague War Crimes Tribunal. Cook agreed with such sentiments
saying he
would have preferred to see Arkan taking responsibility for his crimes.
ARKAN STAVA COLLABORANDO CON IL TRIBUNALE DELL'AIA?
The Sunday Times: Arkan cooperating with the Hague Tribunal
LONDON, Sunday - A source close to Arkan has revealed that he was
supplying
the Hague Tribunal with material which could be crucial to the eventual
trial
of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, London's Sunday Times writes
today.
The same source said that Arkan had believed that if he cooperated with
the
tribunal, the case against him would be dropped.
PRESTO PUBBLICI I DETTAGLI SUL PROCEDIMENTO CONTRO ARKAN
(MA DOPO DUE SETTIMANE ANCORA NON SE NE SA NIENTE...)
Details of Arkan's indictment soon to be made public
THE HAGUE, Sunday - The details of the indictment against Arkan
regarding his
involvement in war crimes in Croatia and Bosnia could soon be made
public,
Hague Tribunal spokesman Paul Risley told Reuters today.
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PERISIC CHIUSE UN OCCHIO SUL SOSTEGNO DELLA NATO ALL'UCK?
Matic accuses Perisic of turning a blind eye to the arming of Kosovo
separatists
KRUSEVAC, Saturday - The public will soon be informed about where the
Kosovo
separatists obtained their arms and who in Yugoslavia turned a blind eye
to
such activities, the Federal Minister of Information Goran Matic said in
an
interview for Krusevac TV Plus today. Matic told TV Krusevac that a
meeting
between American and French Secret Service experts had taken place in
Sarajevo in 1997 where they had decided to arm Kosovo separatists from
SFOR
bases. Matic said that the names of those whose job it was to prevent
this
taking place, above all Army Chief of Staff General Momcilo Perisic
(currently leader of the Movement for a democratic Serbia) would soon be
made
public.
VERSO LA SVENDITA DELLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI DEL MONTENEGRO
Montenegro to put Montenegrin Telecom and Electricity Company up for
sale
MONTENEGRO, Saturday - The Montenegrin Tender Commission announced today
that
they are planning to put Montenegrin Telecom and the Montenegrin
Electricity
Company up for sale. The Commission stated that they would sell off more
than
51% of the companies since foreign investors would not be interested in
anything less than a controlling share. The sale will take place under
consultation with Deloitt & Touche.
Former Montenegrin government official and member of G17, Nebojsa
Medojevic
told B2 92 of his reservations regarding this decision. Medojevic said
that
he felt this was not the right time to make such a move since due to the
current uncertain political situation in Yugoslavia, the companies would
be
sold for far less than their real market value.
CONTINUI SEGNALI DI IRREQUIETEZZA DA DJUKANOVIC
Djukanovic: clarification of relations within the Federation imminent
MONTENEGRO, Saturday - Clarification of the relations within the
Yugoslav
Federation will take place this year, Montenegrin President Milo
Djukanovic
told press in Bar today. Djukanovic said that a way out of the current
crisis
could be achieved if the Federal bodies and Serbia showed a constructive
approach towards the proposals put forward by Montenegro regarding the
redefinition of relations within the Federation and that this would
result in
a stabilisation of the situation within the Federation. Djukanovic added
that
should such an approach fail to materialise, Montenegro would finally
and
definitively go its own way.
B92 28/01/2000 ------------------------------------
ANALISTA MILITARE BRITANNICO SULLA IPOTESI DI NUOVA
AGGRESSIONE NATO IN APPOGGIO ALLA SECESSIONE MONTENEGRINA
British concern over Montenegrin crisis
BANJA LUKA, Friday - NATO would react if federal Yugoslav forces clashed
with
Montenegrin troops in Yugoslavia's southern republic, British military
analyst Paul Beaver said today. Beaver told media in Banja Luka that
another
bombing of Serbian military targets was possible, but that it would
depend on
how seriously NATO understood Belgrade's threats against the Montenegrin
government. He also expressed concern that the US could try to remove
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic from power and that the Americans
could
see a Montenegrin conflict as an opportunity to implement such a plan.
ROBERTSON: PER LA SITUAZIONE ATTUALE IN KOSOVO
E' TUTTA COLPA DI MILOSEVIC
NATO "resolute" over Kosovo
BRUSSELS, Friday - NATO Secretary-General George Robertson said today
that
the level of violence and bloodshed in Kosovo was still too high but
that the
Alliance was determined to change that. Robertson added that the Balkans
would have looked considerably different today had Belgrade opted for
serious
political and economic reforms ten years ago.
YDS 28/01/2000 ---------------------------------------------------
AVVIATA LA RICOSTRUZIONE DI ALTRI 21 PONTI BUTTATI GIU' DALLA NATO
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA - RECONSTRUCTION
AGREEMENT SIGNED ON CONSTRUCTION OF 21 BRIDGES
BELGRADE, January 27 (Tanjug) - Director of the Directorate for the
Reconstruction of the Country Milutin Mrkonjic signed on Friday
contracts
for the construction of 21 road and railway bridges that were destroyed
in
NATO's aggression last year.
Construction works within the second phase of reconstruction are due to
be
completed by July 7 this year, and they will be realized by seven
domestic
firms - Kraljevo factory of carriages, MIN of Nis, Gosa of Smederevo,
Mostrogradnja of Belgrade, 14 oktobar of Krusevac, Novi auto put of
Belgrade and Graditelj of Leskovac.
Recalling that in NATO's aggression were destroyed and damaged 64
bridges,
Mrkonjic specified that in the first phase of reconstruction were
completed
and opened for traffic 32 bridges, and that construction works were
underway on seven other facilities.
The construction of the 21 bridges, with the exception of three bridges
in
Novi Sad, will complete the road infrastructure in Serbia, Mrkonjic
said.
NUOVO GOVERNO IN MONTENEGRO DOPO LE DIMISSIONI DEL MINISTRO
DEGLI ESTERI ACCUSATO DI LEGAMI CON LA CAMORRA
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO - GOVERNMENT
VUJANOVIC PROPOSES NEW MINISTERS
PODGORICA, January 27 (Tanjug) - A special session of the Montenegrin
Parliament, convened to review a Government reshuffle, started with
great
delay on Friday afternoon due to the need for further consultations.
Premier Filip Vujanovic nominated as the new Foreign Minister Branko
Lukovac, current representative of Montenegro in Slovenia. The former
Minister Branko Perovic resigned recently after accusations of being
linked
to illegal trade in Italy.
Instead of Predrag Goranovic, as Deputy Premier has been proposed
Ljubisa
Krgovic, who now occupies the office of member of the Monetary Council
of
Montenegro.
Rade Gregovic, current Mayor of Budva, is to replace Radovan Bakic as
Minister of urban planning and Budimir Dubak, current Minister of
Culture
is to take over the Ministry of Religion from Slobodan Tomovic.
Dubak, according to the proposal of the Premier, is to be replaced by
Radojica Luburic, current Director of the Montenegrin Institute for
Scientific-Technical and Cultural Cooperation.
Vujanovic thanked the outgoing Deputy Premier and Ministers Predrag
Goranovic, Branko Perovic, Radovan Bakic and Slobodan Tomovic.
LA LIBIA CONTESTA L'ATTIVITA' DI "MEDICI SENZA FRONTIERE"
E DI KOUCHNER IN KOSOVO E METOHIJA
JAMAHIRIYA - KOUCHNER VIOLATES EVERY DAY U.N. CHARTER
TRIPOLI, January 28 (Tanjug) - The Libyan daily Al Jamahiriya strongly
criticized the activities of the French organization Medecins Sans
Frontieres in Kosovo and Metohija and the awarding of the Nobel Peace
prize
for 1999 to that organization.
Medecins Sans Frontieres have political goals and operate under a
suspicious umbrella, the Libya daily said this week, and the activities
of
the U.N. representative in Kosovo-Metohija Bernard Kouchner support that
assessment.
"In spite of the fact that the man is a doctor, he is playing an inhuman
NATO role in dealing with the problems of the Province of Kosovo and
Metohija," Al Jamihiriya said.
"The organization Medecins Sans Frontieres has, contrary to Security
Council Resolution 1244, took part in the covering up of numerous
criminal
acts in Kosovo, such as the massacre of 14 women and children in the
village Staro Gacko near the town of Lipljan.
"The U.N. Mission conducted the forensic examination of the bodies
without
the participation of Yugoslav doctors. That means the distancing of
Yugoslav forensic experts from the investigation with a view to covering
up
the case and removing the most important traces, and in turn the
encouraging of crimes and criminals whose conduct suits the
international
forces (NATO) that make up KFOR," Al Jamahiriya said. The Libyan daily
further said that the "misfortune of ethnic cleansing was repeated also
in
the cities of Prizren, Djakovica, Istok, Klina and others, as well as
the
destruction of monuments as a monastery from 1315 in the vicinity of the
capital city of Pristina".
"In return," Al Jamahiriya said, "the organization Medecins Sans
Frontieres received all the prize and eulogies, and even the Nobel Peace
Prize."
"The conduct of the French Doctor Without Borders, Kouchner, in Kosovo,
sets an example for the daily flagrant violations of human rights and of
the U.N. Charter," Al Jamahiriya said, recalling that that was not the
first Nobel Peace Prize whose awarding has given rise to doubts.
YDS 27/01/2000 -----------------------------------------
STANZIATI 900 MILIONI DI DINARI PER I PROFUGHI IN SERBIA
900 MILLION DINARS FOR DISPLACED FROM KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - YUGOSLAV
MINISTER
KRUSEVAC, SERBIA, January 26 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Minister for Refugees,
Displaced and Exiled Persons Bratislava Morina said on Wednesday in the
city of Krusevac, central Serbia, that the Yugoslav and Serbian
Governments
have earmarked 900 million dinars as aid for refugees and temporarily
displaced persons from Kosovo and Metohija.
Morina, who is also Serbian Minister for Refugees, presented the
corresponding organs in Krusevac with ten tonnes of relief aid for the
internally displaced persons who found refuge in this region.
She pointed out that the corresponding state organs are currently
registering all displaced persons from Kosovo and Metohija and that this
data will be verified by the representatives of neutral Switzerland.
"This
will be yet another in the series of proof about the activities of the
ethnic Albanian terrorists who are being helped by a part of the
international community and who forced the Serbs and other non-Albanians
to
leave their homes," Morina said.
Underscoring that under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244 Kosovo and
Metohija is an integral and unalienable part of the Republic of Serbia
and
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Morina stated that she expects the
annulment of all decisions by UNMIK head Bernard Kouchner which are not
in
keeping with this resolution.
ANTICOSTITUZIONALE L'USO DEL MARCO TEDESCO IN MONTENEGRO
USE OF GERMAN MARK IN MONTENEGRO NOT IN KEEPING WITH FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION
BELGRADE, January 26 (Tanjug) - The Yugoslav Constitutional Court ruled
on
Wednesday that the decision on the use of the German mark in Montenegro
parallel with the national currency dinar, is not in keeping with the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Law on the
National
Bank of Yugoslavia and the Law on Foreign Currency Transactions.
The Court said that the decision of the Montenegrin Government on taking
over certain competencies of the National Bank of Yugoslavia "with the
aim
of protecting the economic interests of Montenegro" is also not in
keeping
with the Federal Constitution and the Law on the National Bank of
Yugoslavia.
In November 1999, the Court set a deadline for the Montenegrin
Government
to come up with explanations regarding the initiative of the National
Bank
of Yugoslavia to begin proceedings for the assassement of the
constitutionality and legality of the controversial Montenegrin
decisions.
Montenegro, however, failed to respond.
Quoting constitutional and legal provisions, the Court set out that
under
the constitution the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is
a
single economic and market area and that only the National Bank of
Yugoslavia, as an independent institution and the only bank of issue
within
the Yugoslav monetary system, is responsible for monetary policy, the
stability of the currency and for financial discipline.
The Court also instigated proceedings to investigate the
constitutionality
of the Montenegrin Law on Amnesty which released from responsibility all
military conscripts who failed to respond to the mobilization during the
NATO aggression from March 24 - June 10, 1999.
The Court has set a two-week deadline to the Montenegrin Parliament to
take a position on this law.
According to the Court, no republican organ is authorized to release
anyone from the responsibility for the offence of draft dodging since
this
is regulated only by federal laws.
The Court said it was stopping the realization of all individual acts
adopted on the basis of the disputed law.
SI VA NORMALIZZANDO IL TRAFFICO AEREO SULLA JUGOSLAVIA?
AIR TRAFFIC OVER YUGOSLAVIA NORMALISING
BELGRADE, January 27 (Tanjug) - Air traffic over Yugoslavia has begun
returning to normal as of dawn on Thursday, according to the National
Flight Control chief.
Flight Control Administration Director Branko Bilbija told TANJUG that,
as
of 1 minute past midnight last night, the Yugoslav Flight Control was
guiding 55 percent of all flights over Bosnia- Herzegovina at altitudes
between 9,000 metres and 13,000 m.
Also, radars were guiding planes over Yugoslavia flying from central
Europe to Greece and the Middle East, and there were plans to open
corridors to Croatia and Italy.
"For the past four or five months, talks have been going on in Paris,
Brussels and Rome about normalising air traffic in Yugoslav air space,
and
the accords reached have only just begun to be implemented today," said
Bilbija.
He added that flights in Yugoslav air space had been banned since the
start of NATO's aggression on Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999.
When the air strikes ended on June 10, Yugoslav flight controllers took
over about 20 percent of flights, viz. those to Macedonia. As of today,
they were slowly resuming the guiding of planes for all foreign air
carriers.
GENERALE JUGOSLAVO PROMETTE IL RITORNO DELL'ARMATA IN KOSMET
YUGOSLAV GENERAL SAYS PRISTINA CORPS WILL RETURN TO KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
LESKOVAC, January 26 (Tanjug) - An annual analysis of the readiness for
action of the Yugoslav Army Pristina Corps was made at the Corps'
command
on Wednesday. A statement issued by the Corps press section quoted Corps
Commander Maj. Gen. Radojko Stefanovic, who supervised the proceedings,
as
saying that the Corps had been the backbone of the Yugoslav Army's and
the
Third Army's defence in Kosovo and Metohija.
Maj. Gen. Stefanovic said that Corps troops had put up a brilliant
resistance to the far superior enemy, saying that, by uniting all
defence
forces in the Yugoslav Republic of Serbia's southern province, the Corps
had managed to preserve its potential, troops and materiel sustaining
minimum losses.
The statement also said that, thanks to the state and economic
structures'
maximum engagement and assistance offered, the Corps had managed to
provide
new facilities made of brick for its entire personnel following NATO's
March 24-June 10 1999 aggression and to create favourable conditions for
the life and work of Corps commands and units.
Third Army commander Gen. Nebojsa Pavkovic voiced confidence that the
Corps would soon return to Kosovo and Metohija "where it will raise the
flag of freedom under which all citizens - Serbs, Montenegrins and
members
of other ethnic groups - will coexist in peace with ethnic Albanians as
before."
B92 27/01/2000 ------------------------------------
LA GERMANIA FA LA CAMPAGNA ELETTORALE IN JUGOSLAVIA
German support for Serbian opposition
BERLIN, Thursday - The German government has demanded a thorough
re-examination of sanctions against Serbia, calling for more severe
measures
directly aimed at Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and his
associates.
German Foreign Minister Joscha Fischer, submitting the report on the
Pact for
Stability in the Bundestag today, gave credit to the Serbian opposition
for
its efforts in uniting and seeking replacement of the regime. Fischer
also
said that Germany supported the opposition in its demands for
parliamentary
elections by the end of April.
The political director of the British Foreign Office, Charles Crawford,
told
Radio B2 92 this afternoon that it was important to understand that
Europe
had taken a unanimous decision not to lift sanctions. Crawford denied
that
Britain and Holland had blocked an initiative to reduce the sanctions.
Asked
whether the US had pressured Britain and Holland over the issue Crawford
denied knowledge of such a move, adding however that the Americans were
very
good at applying pressure to anyone when it suited them.
Meanwhile, the director of Washington's Balkans Action Council, James
Hooper,
said today that he believed Milosevic would do anything in order to
divide
the opposition and the West, believing that the US and the EU would
finally
turn back to him. Hooper described the EU as being so exhausted that it
was
again considering backing Milosevic, adding that it was obvious that
Serbian
Renewal Movement leader Vuk Draskovic was being used to undermine
opposition
efforts. The worst thing, said Hooper, was that Democratic Party
President
Zoran Djindjic had fallen into a well-laid trap.
Replying to Hooper's statement, Djindjic told the BBC World Service that
Hooper had demonstrated his basic lack of understanding of the internal
political situation in Serbia.
NUOVO GOVERNO IN MONTENEGRO
Montenegrin government reshuffle
PODGORICA, Thursday - The governing Democratic Party of Socialist in
Montenegro last night agreed on substantial changes to the cabinet of
Prime
Minister Filip Vujanovic. The final outcome was expected to be announced
after a scheduled meeting of parliament, which began late because of
party
consultations on the cabinet changes. Fonet reports that the new foreign
minister is expected to Branko Lukovac and that Ljubisa Krgovic would
become
deputy prime minister.
REUTERS 26/01/2000 ---------------------------------
ASPRO CONTRASTO TRA BULGARIA E RUSSIA PER IL MANCATO
INVITO DELLA RF DI JUGOSLAVIA AL SUMMIT DI SOFIA
Bulgaria rejects Russian anger over Balkan summit 09:26 a.m. Jan 26,
2000 Eastern
SOFIA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bulgaria, facing angry complaints from Russia,
on Wednesday defended its decision not to invite Yugoslavia to a Balkan
summit last weekend.
``The aim of the meeting, which was fulfilled, had been to find a common
approach to solving regional problems,´´ said Bulgarian Foreign
Ministry spokesman Radko Vlaikov.
``At a time when cooperation with Yugoslavia is difficult, its
participation in the event would have blocked positive results of the
meeting,´´ he told a news conference.
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement denouncing the
informal meeting of prime ministers of seven countries bordering
Yugoslavia which was hosted by Bulgaria.
Representatives of Belgrade, which enjoys relatively good ties with
Moscow, had not been invited to the meeting, also attended by European
Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
``We are surprised by the absence of Yugoslavia, whose internal
situation was discussed at the meeting,´´ said Russia´s statement.
``The isolationist format of the event...could hardly be constructive,
not to mention ethical.´´
The Russian document said that a decision by the summit to continue such
consultations ``looked very similar to an attempt to create a closed
anti-Yugoslav pact with Euro-Atlantic orientation.´´
The summit was unanimous in pressing the West to do more to get off the
ground the Balkan Stability Pact, formally launched by Big Powers last
year but still lacking economic substance.
But they were divided on whether to ease international sanctions imposed
on Yugoslavia, which are hurting the economies of its neighbours.
Bulgaria said they should be revised, while Albania said any relaxation
would play into the hands of Yugoslav strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
Vlaikov said the meeting was a success as it had created a spirit of
better cooperation and made possible an honest dialogue on the problems
of the troubled Balkan region.
B92 26/01/2000 ----------------------
ANCORA UN PAIO DI CITTA' INSERITE NEL
PROGRAMMA UE "PETROLIO PER LA DEMOCRAZIA"?
Energy for Democracy extended
BELGRADE, Wednesday - The European Commission was expected today to
formalise
the extension of the Energy for Democracy program. Under the program,
the
southern Serbian cities of Pirot and Nis have been supplied with heating
oil.
The coordinator of the G17 independent economic think tank, Mladjan
Dinkic,
told B2 92 today that the project would now include the cities of
Kraguejevac, Novi Sad, Subotica, Sombor and Kraljevo.
ALTRI DUE RICERCATI PER L'OMICIDIO DI ARKAN
Police seek two more gunmen in Arkan case
BELGRADE, Wednesday - Belgrade police have appealed to the public for
assistance in locating two more men suspected of being involved in the
murder
of underworld boss Zeljko "Arkan" Raznatovic. A police statement names
the
two men as Dragan Nikolic of New Belgrade and Milan Djuricic of Mali
Zvornik.
Four suspects are already under arrest on charges relating to the murder
in
Belgrade's Hotel Intercontinental ten days ago.
ANCORA UN SERBO-BOSNIACO ARRESTATO
Bosnian Serb arrested
VISEGRAD, Wednesday - Bosnian Serb Mitar Vasilijevic was arrested in
Visegrad
yesterday on charges of war crimes in Bosnia, the Republic of Srpska
government confirmed today. The British press writes today that
Vasilijevic
was a member of the White Eagles paramilitary unit which was allegedly
involved in the first mass murders in Bosnia. According to the reports,
Vasilijevic was involved in the murder of Muslims on the Drina bridge in
Visegrad in May 1992 and had taken part in setting fire to two buildings
housing 135 Muslims, including women and children.
B92 22/01/2000 ---------------
ARRESTATO L'ASSASSINO DI ARKAN
Police arrest Arkan's murderer
BELGRADE, Saturday - Former police officer Dobrosav Gavric has been
arrested
for the murder of underworld boss Arkan which took place at the Hotel
Intercontinental in Belgrade last Saturday, Belgrade police stated
today. At
a press conference in Belgrade today, senior police official Milenko
Ercic
said that Gavric who was injured in the incident and was currently in
hospital, was a former police officer on sick leave from June 1999 known
to
be working in the protection of well known Belgrade gangsters. The
police
have also arrested two of his accomplices one of whom was also formerly
a
police officer dismissed for his "mob" connections. Ercic said that all
three
men had confessed to their part in the triple murder and would shortly
be
brought before the Belgrade Municipal court.
I SOCIALDEMOCRATICI DEL MONTENEGRO SI SENTONO GIA'
AL DI FUORI DELLA JUGOSLAVIA
No federal elections in Montenegro this year
MONTENEGRO, Saturday - The Montenegrin Social Democrats will not take
part in
federal general elections in October, their party president Zarko
Rakcevic
said today in response to Yugoslav Prime Minister Momir Bulatovic's
announcement yesterday regarding such elections. Rakcevic said that
Montenegro considered Yugoslavia to be part of their past and would
therefore
not take part in any federal elections. Rakcevic also emphasisied the
need
for an improvement in the relations between Serbia and Montenegro, but
said
that such an improvement could only be reached after the formal
recognition
of Montenegro by the international community.
B92 20/01/2000 ------------------------------------
PROBLEMI NELLA COALIZIONE GOVERNATIVA IN MONTENEGRO
Trouble in Montenegrin Government coalition
PODGORICA, Thursday - The central committee of the Social Democratic
Party of
Montenegro last night gave its government coalition partners an
ultimatum to
call a referendum on secession by the end of March. The party described
the
decision on the referendum as a prerequisite for the survival of the
government coalition.
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic said today that the referendum on
secession was a real possibility and announced that the leaders of
coalition
parties would meet soon to discuss all controversial issues. Djukanovic
told
media that he was not familiar with the decision of the Social
Democratic
Party.
YDS 18/01/2000 ------------------------------------
COMITATO BULGARO CONDANNA LA AGGRESSIONE DELLA NATO
BULGARIAN COMMITTEE FOR BALKAN COOPERATION CONDEMNS NATO AGGRESSION
SOFIA, January 18 (Tanjug) - The Bulgarian Committee for Balkan
Understanding and Cooperation on Tuesday condemned last year's brutal
U.S.-led NATO aggression on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Speaking at a special session marking the 40th anniversary of the
Committee's founding, its chairman Victor Pshelarov called on the big
powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Balkan states and demanded
that the people of that region decide about their fate by themselves.
The NATO aggression on Yugoslavia has affected both the people of that
country and all the Balkan states, the vice president of the Alliance of
Balkan Women Emilia Maslovarova said.
Speaking on behalf of the 600,000 professional members of the Federation
of Bulgarian Journalists, its secretary Snezana Todorova recalled that
the
Bulgarian journalists strongly condemned the barbaric NATO bombing of
the
media centre in Serbia and Montenegro, as well as the air raids on
hospitals, maternity wards, civilian homes, etc.
Yugoslav diplomat Darinka Acimovic expressed gratitude to the members of
the Bulgarian Committee for Balkan Understanding and Cooperation for
their
support during the brutal NATO aggression. The co-chairman of the
Bulgarian-Yugoslav Friendship Society, Dimitrije Ostojic, a sculptor,
called on the Balkan nations not to allow any more wars in this always
troubled region.
PREOCCUPAZIONE IN MACEDONIA PER I CONFINI INSICURI
MACEDONIA CONCERNED OVER INSECURE BORDER WITH KOSOVO AND METOHIJA
SKOPJE, January 18 (Tanjug) - Macedonian Defence Minister Nikola Kljusev
has demanded from NATO and KFOR to help Macedonia secure its border with
Yugoslavia in the section with Kosovo and Metohija.
Kljusev conveyed this demand to NATO's Ambassador in Skopje, Hans
Juergen
Eife, and KFOR logistics commander in Macedonia, General Bob Ruth, it
was
said on Tuesday.
After the arrival of KFOR in Kosovo and Metohija, Macedonia was faced
with
great problems since part of its border with Yugoslavia remained
practically unsecured which, Skopje said, has an unfavourable effect on
this country's security.
The Macedonian border with Albania is also unsecured because the
Albanian
troops have long since been withdrawn from this region.
B92 18/01/2000 ------------------------------------------
IN PERICOLO ANCHE LA FAUNA PER I BOMBARDAMENTI DELLA NATO
Serbian fauna endangered by NATO bombing
BONN, Tuesday - Last year's bombing of Yugoslavia had catastrophic
consequences for the region's fauna, a German paper writes today,
quoting a
report from an associate of Belgrade's Museum of Natural History. Milan
Paunovic told a European Union ecology conference in Thessaloniki that
many
subspecies in Serbia and Kosovo were now endangered, following the
destruction of their habitats. Paunovic quoted reports that a large
number of
wolves had fled from Serbia to northern Greece.
B92 16/01/2000 ------------------------------------------
ARKAN ASSASSINATO NELL'HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL DI BELGRADO
Arkan murdered in Belgrade's Intercontinental hotel
BELGRADE, Sunday -- Zelko Raznjatovic, better known as Arkan, commander
of
the paramilitary Serbian Volunteer Guard active during the wars in
Bosnia and
Croatia, was shot in the lobby of Belgrade's Hotel Intercontinental
sometime
around five o' clock yesterday afternoon. Arkan, who was shot in the
head,
was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed him dead. One of his body
guards, identified as Momcilo Mandic, was also killed at the scene,
while
Dragan Garic whose involvement in the incident is not clear, was also
rushed
to hospital where he later died. The group had been sitting in a
sectioned-off part of the lobby and were on their way to the hotel exit
when
they were hit by at least one round from a Heckler and Koch submachine
gun
that apparently hit Arkan in the eye. The Serbian police have released
no
details regarding the incident.
All local media in Belgrade have today reported Arkan's death with
contradictory versions of the events leading to his death. There has
been
considerable speculation as to how many assailants there were, whether
they
were hiding inside the hotel, whether they were masked as well as to the
motives for such a murder.
The Hague Tribunal indicted 47-year-old Arkan in 1997 for war crimes
carried
out by his paramilitaries in Bosnia and Croatia, but the indictment was
kept
under wraps until 31st of March last year when the tribunal made his
indictment public. Arkan and his paramilitary forces have also been
accused
by the western media of involvement in apparent atrocities in Kosovo
during
the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia, but Arkan denied any involvement in
war
crimes. In 1992 Arkan was an MP in the Serbian Parliament as independent
candidate. The following year he founded the Party of Serbian Unity
which did
not manage to win a single seat in the 1993 elections. For the past
several
years his name has been connected with the football club Obilic which
progressed from being a second division club to Yugoslav champion
straight
after Arkan purchased it.
All opposition parties in Serbia stated that this murder symbolised the
current state of affairs in the country. The Serbian Renewal Movement
linked
this murder to living with state terrorism. President of the Democratic
Party
Zoran Djindjic said that Belgrade had become a dangerous city in which
to
live, while Goran Svilanovic of the Civic Alliance party said that Arkan
was
someone who knew too much and was too deeply involved.
There has so far been no public reaction to Arkan's murder from the
regime.
ALBRIGHT E COOK DISPIACIUTI PER LA MORTE DI ARKAN
Albright and Cook: no satisfaction from Arkan's murder
US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright and British Foreign Minister
Robin
Cook reacted to Arkan's death by stating that they took no satisfaction
from
his murder. Albright said that the US would have preferred him to stand
trial
in The Hague War Crimes Tribunal. Cook agreed with such sentiments
saying he
would have preferred to see Arkan taking responsibility for his crimes.
ARKAN STAVA COLLABORANDO CON IL TRIBUNALE DELL'AIA?
The Sunday Times: Arkan cooperating with the Hague Tribunal
LONDON, Sunday - A source close to Arkan has revealed that he was
supplying
the Hague Tribunal with material which could be crucial to the eventual
trial
of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, London's Sunday Times writes
today.
The same source said that Arkan had believed that if he cooperated with
the
tribunal, the case against him would be dropped.
PRESTO PUBBLICI I DETTAGLI SUL PROCEDIMENTO CONTRO ARKAN
(MA DOPO DUE SETTIMANE ANCORA NON SE NE SA NIENTE...)
Details of Arkan's indictment soon to be made public
THE HAGUE, Sunday - The details of the indictment against Arkan
regarding his
involvement in war crimes in Croatia and Bosnia could soon be made
public,
Hague Tribunal spokesman Paul Risley told Reuters today.
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