Con la richiesta di ammissione EX-NOVO all'ONU, e la conseguente
entusiastica accettazione da parte degli stessi paesi che ne avevano
imposto la sospensione, la RF di Jugoslavia si e' data clamorosamente
la zappa sui piedi equiparando di fatto il suo status a quello delle
repubbliche secessioniste - Slovenia, Croazia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, FYROM
- con inevitabili prossime conseguenze sul contenzioso in atto tra di
esse
per la eredita' delle proprieta' della Repubblica Federativa e
Socialista
di Jugoslavia, a partire dalle riserve della Banca Nazionale. In
pratica,
con questo avvenimento la nuova Jugoslavia (RFJ) ha rotto la continuita'
con la vecchia Jugoslavia (RFSJ), continuita' che i governi della
sinistra avevano voluto preservare (si veda anche la Dichiarazione del
Partito
Socialista della Serbia sulla richiesta di ammissione all'ONU:
http://www.egroups.com/message/crj-mailinglist/591
http://www.sps.org.yu/aktuelno/2000/okt/30-1.html )
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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
YUGOSLAV DAILY SURVEY
BELGRADE, 2 November 2000 No. 3238
C O N T E N T S :
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - UNITED NATIONS
- YUGOSLAVIA ADMITTED TO UNITED NATIONS
- SVILANOVIC ADDRESSED U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN HEADQUARTERS
- YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN'S GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
- UN AMBASSADORS HAIL YUGOSLAVIA'S SPEEDY ADMISSION TO UN
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
- FR YUGOSLAVIA IN POSITION TO TALK OPENLY WITH ALL NEIGHBOURS
- KORAC: ALL STATES OF FORMER SFRY ITS SUCCESSORS
- SECI INVITES YUGOSLAVIA TO JOIN
- COOPERATION BETWEEN G17 PLUS AND UNDP
- YUGOSLAV DELEGATION AT BALKAN MEETING
- YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO UN ENDS DECADE OF CRISIS
- MAROVIC: YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMITTANCE TO U.N. IS THE REALITY
- MONTENEGRO BELIEVES "PROBLEM STATE" HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO U.N.
- NATIONAL PARTY WELCOMES ADMISSION OF YUGOSLAVIA INTO U.N.
- PANEL - FORMULATION OF YUGOSLAVIA'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY
- TRIAL OPENS OF YUGOSLAV SOLDIERS FOR KOSOVOMETOHIJA CRIMES
KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - CURRENT SITUATION
- KOUCHNER AND IVANOVIC DIFFER ON SERB PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- PEOPLES OF KOSOVO HAVE REASON TO LIVE TOGETHER
- GEN. KAZANTSEV APPOINTED NEW RUSSIAN KFOR COMMANDER
FRY - ADMISSION TO UN - INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS
- RUSSIA WELCOMES DECISION ON YUGOSLAVIA'S RETURN TO U.N.
- GERMANY WELCOMES YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO U.N.
- CHINA EXPRESSES SATISFACTION OVER YUGOSLAVIA'S U.N. MEMBERSHIP
- HUNGARY SUPPORTS YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMITTANCE TO UNITED NATIONS
- DIMITROV: YUGOSLAVIA IN U.N. - MORE STABLE REGION
- JAPAN WELCOMES YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO U.N.
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - GERMANY
- GERMANY TO RENEW DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH YUGOSLAVIA
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS
- PAPANDREOU ON 'DEBALKANIZATION' OF BALKANS
FROM FOREIGN MEDIA
- YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO U.N. TURNS NEW PAGE IN RELATIONS IN BALKANS
- YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO UN AMONG TOP WORLD NEWS
- ZAGREB ON IMPORTANCE OF VICTORY OF PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - UNITED NATIONS
YUGOSLAVIA ADMITTED TO UNITED NATIONS
NEW YORK, November 2 (Tanjug) The Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia
has become a full member of the United Nations Organization.
The U.N. General Assembly by acclamation late on Wednesday
admitted Yugoslavia to the family of the world organization.
The unanimous decision by the 189 memberstates of the General
Assembly came after French Ambassador to the U.N. and European Union
Chairman JeanDavid Levitte proposed the adoption of the relevant
resolution, ending with a warm welcome to Yugoslavia, which was followed
by
thunderous applause. On behalf of the country which hosts the United
Nations, U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was the first to welcome
Yugoslavia's admission.
"This indeed is a historic day for the United Nations, and for
the
Balkans for all of Europe, indeed for all of the world," Holbrooke
said,
adding that this opened great prospects for Yugoslavia and its people,
the
region and Europe.
Representatives of various regions and organizations then took
the
floor, underscoring the same message of congratulations and warm regards
to
the Yugoslav state and people for joining the U.N.
A representative of Mauritania spoke on behalf of African
countries and one of Kirghistan on behalf of Asian countries.
A Slovenian representative welcomed Yugoslavia's admission to
the
U.N. on behalf of eastern European countries, while the Brazilian
ambassador spoke on behalf of the Latin American continent.
A German representative spoke on behalf of western Europe, and
the
South African ambassador represented the NonAlined Movement.
Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ordzhenikets expressed
welcome and congratulations to Yugoslavia, and hopes that new prospects
would open for Yugoslavia and wide possibilities for strengthening its
positions in the international area.
The floor was then given to representatives of Macedonia,
Albania,
Croatia and BosniaHerzegovina, who also expressed their regards and
congratulations.
SVILANOVIC ADDRESSED U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NEW YORK, November 2 (Tanjug) Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica's personal envoy Goran Svilanovic addressed the United Nations
General Assembly late on Wednesday, conveying greetings from the
Yugoslav
leadership and people to representatives on the top U.N. body, and
underscoring that this was an exceptional moment for Yugoslavia.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has taken its rightful
place,
Svilanovic said.
Expressing gratitude for their support to U.N. SecretaryGeneral
Kofi Annan and the Security Council members, in particular the permanent
members, Svilanovic underscored that the adoption of the resolution on
Yugoslavia's admission to the United Nations was taken as recognition
and
support to the true democratic changes which have taken place in
Yugoslavia.
After ten long years of conflicts Yugoslavia is faced with many
difficulties and problems, internal and external, it is aware of these
problems and willing and ready to work with its neighbours and the
entire
international community on their overcoming, he said.
Consequently, Yugoslavia will be a trusted neighbour and a
conscientious member of the international community, and it will invest
maximum efforts into the promotion of peace and stability in the region
and
in the whole world, he said.
Underscoring that such a policy expresses the vital interests
of
the Yugoslav peoples and presents a result of the deep democratic
changes
which have taken place in the country, Svilanovic said the Yugoslav
people
had risen in spite of threats with violence and terror, and demonstrated
their right to vote, rejecting overwhelmingly the authoritarian and
repressive regime, and choosing democracy in its place.
The new government will not betray the people's expectations,
he
said. The Yugoslav people have won a victory with their courage and
resolve, but this battle would have been much more difficult if not for
the
widely extended hand and selflessness of the international community,
Svilanovic said.
Political changes in themselves will not be enough without
economic reforms, economic progress and development, he said. The
Yugoslav
government will for that purpose join the economic projects in the
region
and the world economy on the whole.
Democratic Yugoslavia, led by a government chosen by the
people,
has opted for a policy of friendship and cooperation with all countries
and
it will aspire to peace, the promotion of goodneighbour relations and
stability, Svilanovic said, adding that the country's priorities will be
the promotion of relations with regional states and cooperation with all
of
Europe.
Yugoslavia will remain open and ready to maintain close
cooperation and contacts with other countries and international
organizations, Svilanovic said.
On that road, Yugoslavia will always follow the principles of
equality, respect of all peoples, big and small, peace and prosperity,
he
said. Yugoslavia will also respect the lofty principles of the U.N.
Charter, he said.
In closing, Svilanovic said democratic Yugoslavia, its
government
and people will never give up their resolve to keep these promises,
Svilanovic said.
YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN HEADQUARTERS
NEW YORK, November 2 (Tanjug) The Yugoslav flag was raised
outside the UN headquarters in New York late on Wednesday.
The ceremony, taking place shortly after 7 pm local time, was
attended by all members of the UN General Assembly, who had previously
admitted Yugoslavia to the UN by acclamation.
Floodlit, and greeted with a loud applause in Wednesday's
ceremony, the Yugoslav flag is now flying in front of the UN compound,
together with the banners of the other 189 full members of the UN.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed those attending the
ceremony, and Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica's personal envoy
Goran
Svilanovic expressed great satisfaction at this historical moment for
Yugoslavia.
YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN'S GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
GENEVA, November 2 (Tanjug) After the admission of Yugoslavia
to
the UN on Wednesday, the Yugoslav flag was raised also outside the UN
headquarters in Geneva on Thursday.
Though symbolic, the ceremony has enormous practical relevance
as
well, the Geneva compound being the European headquarters of the world
organization. It hosts the chief UN agencies, such as the Human Rights
Commission, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World
Health
Organization (WHO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
and is the second largest UN facility after the one on the East River.
Over the last eight years, Yugoslav representatives have been
participating in many of these organizations, but in a limited way. This
is
due to Yugoslavia's indistinct status in the UN during the period.
Things
will be changing from Thursday on, since Yugoslavia is now a full member
of
all these organizations, many of which have the authority to decide on
providing aid for their members.
Yugoslavia is yet to get its flag raised outside the seat of
another important Genevabased institution the World Trade Organization
(WTO). It will try to secure this as soon as possible.
UN AMBASSADORS HAIL YUGOSLAVIA'S SPEEDY ADMISSION TO UN
NEW YORK, November 1 (Tanjug) Several diplomatic
representatives
at the UN headquarters in New York have expressed satisfaction with the
fact that the Security Council adopted on Tuesday a resolution in favour
of
Yugoslavia's admission to the world organization.
Late Tuesday New York time, the Security Council adopted by
consensus Resolution 1326, recommending to the UN General Assembly that
Yugoslavia become a full member of the UN. A special statement was also
adopted, welcoming the recent political changes in Yugoslavia as a
historical moment for the country.
This is a great day for democracy in the Balkans and Europe,
also
a great day for the UN, US Ambassador to the UN Richard Holbrooke said.
In a statement to the press, Holbrooke noted that an 8yearlong
stupid and sterile argument over Yugoslav membership in the organization
had come to an end.
British Ambassador to the UN Jeremy Greenstock described
Yugoslav
President Kostunica's request for Yugoslavia's admission into the UN as
an
"extremely wise" move.
This is a momentous occasion, BosniaHerzegovina Ambassador to
the
UN Muhamed Sacirbey said, expressing the belief that he was speaking on
behalf of representatives of the other republics once part of the
exYugoslavia.
His Croatian counterpart Ivan Simonovic said that, in his view,
the principle of equality of all five successor states had triumphed.
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
FR YUGOSLAVIA IN POSITION TO TALK OPENLY WITH ALL NEIGHBOURS
BELGRADE, November 2 (Tanjug) Special envoy od Yugoslav
President
Vojislav Kostunica, Goran Svilanovic, told RadioIndex that Yugoslavia,
following its admission to the U.N. will no longer be isolated as it has
been so far and that it was in position to talk openly with all
neighbours
and all members of the international community.
"We are ready to talk about all key subjects, because we
believe
that it will bring good, in the first place, to all in our country, and
then in the region," Svilanovic said, who was nominated by DOS for
foreign
minister.
He stressed that the priorities of the Yugoslav foreign policy
were already visible.
"Absolute priority will be given to its integration into
international organizations which is seen by the speed with which our
initiative has been accepted for membership in the Pact for Stability of
Southeastern Europe," Svilanovic said, expressing his conviction that
"the
next step will be OSCE and the Council of Europe."
KORAC: ALL STATES OF FORMER SFRY ITS SUCCESSORS
ZAGREB, November 2 (Tanjug) All the states created on the
territory of the former Yugoslavia are its successors, said one of the
leaders of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia Zarko Korac, in an
interview
that appeared in the Thursday edition of the Zagreb daily Jutarnji list.
"Some solutions will be shortterm, some longterm, and some will
be
argued over," Korac said, adding that in cases where a political
decision
is made in principle the solution will be only a technical matter.
Korac considered that claims to gold and foreign currency
reserves
of the former SFRY can be resolved right away, whereas for claims to
joint
property, embassies, for example, should be found "some kind of joint
solutions."
Korac recalled that Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica set
up a
Commission for resolving issues of succession and that the forming of
the
Yugoslav government is awaited, by the end of the week, with which the
commission will work. The commission is due to meet in early December,
when
a decision in principle about succession would be made, which would be
the
first step, and then further moves would be planned, Korac said.
Jutarnji list said that according to Croatia, Slovenia,
BosniaHerzegovina and Macedonia the total amount up for division is two
and
a half billion dollars, and the greatest part was in the bank for
international settlements in Basel where are blocked between 700 million
to
one billion dollars of the former Yugoslavia in gold and foreign
currency.
It is added that the gold has so far been the subject of the
greatest dispute because FR Yugoslavia claims that a part of the gold
comes
from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, brought in by Serbia and Montenegro
(worth
approximalety 859 million dollars), while the other Yugoslav republics
claim that the Kingdom of Serbia was heavily in debt and could not have
had
gold reserves.
The Zagreb daily added that FR Yugoslavia had also claims based
on
the use of the Yugoslav dinar at the time when they already had their
own
currencies.
(...)
YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO UN ENDS DECADE OF CRISIS
BELGRADE, November 2 (Tanjug) Yugoslavia's admission to the UN
marks the end of the tenyearlong Yugoslav crisis in a symbolic way,
confirming the pertinence of the policy conducted by new Yugoslav
President
Vojislav Kostunica, advisor of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) leader
told Tanjug late on Wednesday.
Predrag Simic said that the admission of Yugoslavia to the UN,
eight years since its status in the organization has been frozen, and
its
right to participate in decisionmaking practically denied, will probably
determine the future of the country. It will also check the spread of
the
Yugoslav crisis, during which several republics seceded from the country
one after another, Simic said.
In Simic's view, nothing good has come from the ten years of
struggle for continuity with a state that four out of its six republics
had
left. Under the present circumstances, there was no hope that Yugoslavia
would find a way out of a highly unfavourable situation, marked by
isolation and sanctions, he said.
By accepting the reality surrounding it, Yugoslavia has secured
the right to exist and survive in the international community, he said.
According to Simic, the admission to the UN does not
predetermine
in any way the internal structure of Yugoslavia, but it is an indication
that the international community is ready to recognize a state such as
Yugoslavia, that it considers that Yugoslavia exists and carries weight
in
overall regional and panEuropean relations, and it is a positive signal
also with respect to Serbia's KosovoMetohija province, he said.
MAROVIC: YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMITTANCE TO U.N. IS THE REALITY
PODGORICA, November 2 (Tanjug) Commenting Yugoslavia's
admittance
to the United Nations, Montenegrin parliament President Svetozar Marovic
has said that Montenegro and Serbia cannot make decisions by themselves
regarding seats in the United Nations.
Speaking to Podgorica's local television Montena, Marovic said
that Yugoslavia's admittance to the U.N. is the reality and that it
reflects the reaction of the international community to the democratic
changes in Belgrade.
Montenegro will decide its own fate, he said adding that he
hopes
that a "lasting democratic agreement" with Serbia will be reached after
the
forthcoming December elections in this republic.
MONTENEGRO BELIEVES "PROBLEM STATE" HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO U.N.
BELGRADE, November 2 (Tanjug) Montenegrin President Milo
Djukanovic's adviser has said in a statement to Tanjug, commenting on
Yugoslavia's admission to the United Nations, that it would have been
better and more rational if relations between Serbia and Montenegro had
first been settled, since a "problem state" has been admitted to the
world
organization.
This state has no sovereignty over Kosovo and Metohija or
Montenegro and it is absolutely illegitimate to Montenegro, Miodrag
Vukovic
said late on Wednesday.
"The international community is unbelievable," he said. "Why is
it
in a hurry to admit a state which is temporary both for Serbia and for
Montenegro."
Vukovic asked why they did not wait for an agreement on the
state
which will be called a community of Serbia and Montenegro, and which
would
be admitted to the U.N. separately, as Montenegro proposes.
"The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia inherited by Kostunica has
neither national nor formal legitimacy," he said. Montenegro does not
intend to transfer to Yugoslavia "that part of its sovereignty which is
currently within its state portfolio," said Vukovic.
(...)
ZAGREB ON IMPORTANCE OF VICTORY OF PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS
ZAGREB, November 2 (Tanjug) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
was admitted to the United Nations as a new member after eight years of
diplomatic isolation, and its road to the world organization was opened
after the elections on September 24, Croatian electronic media said in
U.N.
General Assembly reports on Thursday.
Croatian media underscored that new Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica had submitted a request for Yugoslavia's admission last
Friday,
and that the General Assembly had previously said Yugoslavia could not
automatically become a U.N. member by taking the place of the former
Yugoslav federation, but had to pass the same admission procedure as
Slovenia, Croatia, BosniaHerzegovina, and Macedonia.
The Zagreb daily Jutarnji list said today that Croatia,
Slovenia,
BosniaHerzegovina, and Macedonia, in addition to Security Council
members,
had sponsored Yugoslavia's admission to the United Nations in a bid to
"underscore the importance of the victory of the principle of equal
legal
rights of all countries created through the disintegration of the
Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."
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entusiastica accettazione da parte degli stessi paesi che ne avevano
imposto la sospensione, la RF di Jugoslavia si e' data clamorosamente
la zappa sui piedi equiparando di fatto il suo status a quello delle
repubbliche secessioniste - Slovenia, Croazia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, FYROM
- con inevitabili prossime conseguenze sul contenzioso in atto tra di
esse
per la eredita' delle proprieta' della Repubblica Federativa e
Socialista
di Jugoslavia, a partire dalle riserve della Banca Nazionale. In
pratica,
con questo avvenimento la nuova Jugoslavia (RFJ) ha rotto la continuita'
con la vecchia Jugoslavia (RFSJ), continuita' che i governi della
sinistra avevano voluto preservare (si veda anche la Dichiarazione del
Partito
Socialista della Serbia sulla richiesta di ammissione all'ONU:
http://www.egroups.com/message/crj-mailinglist/591
http://www.sps.org.yu/aktuelno/2000/okt/30-1.html )
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Data: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 13:43:35 -0600
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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
YUGOSLAV DAILY SURVEY
BELGRADE, 2 November 2000 No. 3238
C O N T E N T S :
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - UNITED NATIONS
- YUGOSLAVIA ADMITTED TO UNITED NATIONS
- SVILANOVIC ADDRESSED U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN HEADQUARTERS
- YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN'S GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
- UN AMBASSADORS HAIL YUGOSLAVIA'S SPEEDY ADMISSION TO UN
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
- FR YUGOSLAVIA IN POSITION TO TALK OPENLY WITH ALL NEIGHBOURS
- KORAC: ALL STATES OF FORMER SFRY ITS SUCCESSORS
- SECI INVITES YUGOSLAVIA TO JOIN
- COOPERATION BETWEEN G17 PLUS AND UNDP
- YUGOSLAV DELEGATION AT BALKAN MEETING
- YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO UN ENDS DECADE OF CRISIS
- MAROVIC: YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMITTANCE TO U.N. IS THE REALITY
- MONTENEGRO BELIEVES "PROBLEM STATE" HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO U.N.
- NATIONAL PARTY WELCOMES ADMISSION OF YUGOSLAVIA INTO U.N.
- PANEL - FORMULATION OF YUGOSLAVIA'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY
- TRIAL OPENS OF YUGOSLAV SOLDIERS FOR KOSOVOMETOHIJA CRIMES
KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - CURRENT SITUATION
- KOUCHNER AND IVANOVIC DIFFER ON SERB PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- PEOPLES OF KOSOVO HAVE REASON TO LIVE TOGETHER
- GEN. KAZANTSEV APPOINTED NEW RUSSIAN KFOR COMMANDER
FRY - ADMISSION TO UN - INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS
- RUSSIA WELCOMES DECISION ON YUGOSLAVIA'S RETURN TO U.N.
- GERMANY WELCOMES YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO U.N.
- CHINA EXPRESSES SATISFACTION OVER YUGOSLAVIA'S U.N. MEMBERSHIP
- HUNGARY SUPPORTS YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMITTANCE TO UNITED NATIONS
- DIMITROV: YUGOSLAVIA IN U.N. - MORE STABLE REGION
- JAPAN WELCOMES YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO U.N.
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - GERMANY
- GERMANY TO RENEW DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH YUGOSLAVIA
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS
- PAPANDREOU ON 'DEBALKANIZATION' OF BALKANS
FROM FOREIGN MEDIA
- YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO U.N. TURNS NEW PAGE IN RELATIONS IN BALKANS
- YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO UN AMONG TOP WORLD NEWS
- ZAGREB ON IMPORTANCE OF VICTORY OF PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS
F.R. YUGOSLAVIA - UNITED NATIONS
YUGOSLAVIA ADMITTED TO UNITED NATIONS
NEW YORK, November 2 (Tanjug) The Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia
has become a full member of the United Nations Organization.
The U.N. General Assembly by acclamation late on Wednesday
admitted Yugoslavia to the family of the world organization.
The unanimous decision by the 189 memberstates of the General
Assembly came after French Ambassador to the U.N. and European Union
Chairman JeanDavid Levitte proposed the adoption of the relevant
resolution, ending with a warm welcome to Yugoslavia, which was followed
by
thunderous applause. On behalf of the country which hosts the United
Nations, U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was the first to welcome
Yugoslavia's admission.
"This indeed is a historic day for the United Nations, and for
the
Balkans for all of Europe, indeed for all of the world," Holbrooke
said,
adding that this opened great prospects for Yugoslavia and its people,
the
region and Europe.
Representatives of various regions and organizations then took
the
floor, underscoring the same message of congratulations and warm regards
to
the Yugoslav state and people for joining the U.N.
A representative of Mauritania spoke on behalf of African
countries and one of Kirghistan on behalf of Asian countries.
A Slovenian representative welcomed Yugoslavia's admission to
the
U.N. on behalf of eastern European countries, while the Brazilian
ambassador spoke on behalf of the Latin American continent.
A German representative spoke on behalf of western Europe, and
the
South African ambassador represented the NonAlined Movement.
Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ordzhenikets expressed
welcome and congratulations to Yugoslavia, and hopes that new prospects
would open for Yugoslavia and wide possibilities for strengthening its
positions in the international area.
The floor was then given to representatives of Macedonia,
Albania,
Croatia and BosniaHerzegovina, who also expressed their regards and
congratulations.
SVILANOVIC ADDRESSED U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NEW YORK, November 2 (Tanjug) Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica's personal envoy Goran Svilanovic addressed the United Nations
General Assembly late on Wednesday, conveying greetings from the
Yugoslav
leadership and people to representatives on the top U.N. body, and
underscoring that this was an exceptional moment for Yugoslavia.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has taken its rightful
place,
Svilanovic said.
Expressing gratitude for their support to U.N. SecretaryGeneral
Kofi Annan and the Security Council members, in particular the permanent
members, Svilanovic underscored that the adoption of the resolution on
Yugoslavia's admission to the United Nations was taken as recognition
and
support to the true democratic changes which have taken place in
Yugoslavia.
After ten long years of conflicts Yugoslavia is faced with many
difficulties and problems, internal and external, it is aware of these
problems and willing and ready to work with its neighbours and the
entire
international community on their overcoming, he said.
Consequently, Yugoslavia will be a trusted neighbour and a
conscientious member of the international community, and it will invest
maximum efforts into the promotion of peace and stability in the region
and
in the whole world, he said.
Underscoring that such a policy expresses the vital interests
of
the Yugoslav peoples and presents a result of the deep democratic
changes
which have taken place in the country, Svilanovic said the Yugoslav
people
had risen in spite of threats with violence and terror, and demonstrated
their right to vote, rejecting overwhelmingly the authoritarian and
repressive regime, and choosing democracy in its place.
The new government will not betray the people's expectations,
he
said. The Yugoslav people have won a victory with their courage and
resolve, but this battle would have been much more difficult if not for
the
widely extended hand and selflessness of the international community,
Svilanovic said.
Political changes in themselves will not be enough without
economic reforms, economic progress and development, he said. The
Yugoslav
government will for that purpose join the economic projects in the
region
and the world economy on the whole.
Democratic Yugoslavia, led by a government chosen by the
people,
has opted for a policy of friendship and cooperation with all countries
and
it will aspire to peace, the promotion of goodneighbour relations and
stability, Svilanovic said, adding that the country's priorities will be
the promotion of relations with regional states and cooperation with all
of
Europe.
Yugoslavia will remain open and ready to maintain close
cooperation and contacts with other countries and international
organizations, Svilanovic said.
On that road, Yugoslavia will always follow the principles of
equality, respect of all peoples, big and small, peace and prosperity,
he
said. Yugoslavia will also respect the lofty principles of the U.N.
Charter, he said.
In closing, Svilanovic said democratic Yugoslavia, its
government
and people will never give up their resolve to keep these promises,
Svilanovic said.
YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN HEADQUARTERS
NEW YORK, November 2 (Tanjug) The Yugoslav flag was raised
outside the UN headquarters in New York late on Wednesday.
The ceremony, taking place shortly after 7 pm local time, was
attended by all members of the UN General Assembly, who had previously
admitted Yugoslavia to the UN by acclamation.
Floodlit, and greeted with a loud applause in Wednesday's
ceremony, the Yugoslav flag is now flying in front of the UN compound,
together with the banners of the other 189 full members of the UN.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed those attending the
ceremony, and Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica's personal envoy
Goran
Svilanovic expressed great satisfaction at this historical moment for
Yugoslavia.
YUGOSLAV FLAG RAISED AT UN'S GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
GENEVA, November 2 (Tanjug) After the admission of Yugoslavia
to
the UN on Wednesday, the Yugoslav flag was raised also outside the UN
headquarters in Geneva on Thursday.
Though symbolic, the ceremony has enormous practical relevance
as
well, the Geneva compound being the European headquarters of the world
organization. It hosts the chief UN agencies, such as the Human Rights
Commission, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World
Health
Organization (WHO), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
and is the second largest UN facility after the one on the East River.
Over the last eight years, Yugoslav representatives have been
participating in many of these organizations, but in a limited way. This
is
due to Yugoslavia's indistinct status in the UN during the period.
Things
will be changing from Thursday on, since Yugoslavia is now a full member
of
all these organizations, many of which have the authority to decide on
providing aid for their members.
Yugoslavia is yet to get its flag raised outside the seat of
another important Genevabased institution the World Trade Organization
(WTO). It will try to secure this as soon as possible.
UN AMBASSADORS HAIL YUGOSLAVIA'S SPEEDY ADMISSION TO UN
NEW YORK, November 1 (Tanjug) Several diplomatic
representatives
at the UN headquarters in New York have expressed satisfaction with the
fact that the Security Council adopted on Tuesday a resolution in favour
of
Yugoslavia's admission to the world organization.
Late Tuesday New York time, the Security Council adopted by
consensus Resolution 1326, recommending to the UN General Assembly that
Yugoslavia become a full member of the UN. A special statement was also
adopted, welcoming the recent political changes in Yugoslavia as a
historical moment for the country.
This is a great day for democracy in the Balkans and Europe,
also
a great day for the UN, US Ambassador to the UN Richard Holbrooke said.
In a statement to the press, Holbrooke noted that an 8yearlong
stupid and sterile argument over Yugoslav membership in the organization
had come to an end.
British Ambassador to the UN Jeremy Greenstock described
Yugoslav
President Kostunica's request for Yugoslavia's admission into the UN as
an
"extremely wise" move.
This is a momentous occasion, BosniaHerzegovina Ambassador to
the
UN Muhamed Sacirbey said, expressing the belief that he was speaking on
behalf of representatives of the other republics once part of the
exYugoslavia.
His Croatian counterpart Ivan Simonovic said that, in his view,
the principle of equality of all five successor states had triumphed.
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
FR YUGOSLAVIA IN POSITION TO TALK OPENLY WITH ALL NEIGHBOURS
BELGRADE, November 2 (Tanjug) Special envoy od Yugoslav
President
Vojislav Kostunica, Goran Svilanovic, told RadioIndex that Yugoslavia,
following its admission to the U.N. will no longer be isolated as it has
been so far and that it was in position to talk openly with all
neighbours
and all members of the international community.
"We are ready to talk about all key subjects, because we
believe
that it will bring good, in the first place, to all in our country, and
then in the region," Svilanovic said, who was nominated by DOS for
foreign
minister.
He stressed that the priorities of the Yugoslav foreign policy
were already visible.
"Absolute priority will be given to its integration into
international organizations which is seen by the speed with which our
initiative has been accepted for membership in the Pact for Stability of
Southeastern Europe," Svilanovic said, expressing his conviction that
"the
next step will be OSCE and the Council of Europe."
KORAC: ALL STATES OF FORMER SFRY ITS SUCCESSORS
ZAGREB, November 2 (Tanjug) All the states created on the
territory of the former Yugoslavia are its successors, said one of the
leaders of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia Zarko Korac, in an
interview
that appeared in the Thursday edition of the Zagreb daily Jutarnji list.
"Some solutions will be shortterm, some longterm, and some will
be
argued over," Korac said, adding that in cases where a political
decision
is made in principle the solution will be only a technical matter.
Korac considered that claims to gold and foreign currency
reserves
of the former SFRY can be resolved right away, whereas for claims to
joint
property, embassies, for example, should be found "some kind of joint
solutions."
Korac recalled that Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica set
up a
Commission for resolving issues of succession and that the forming of
the
Yugoslav government is awaited, by the end of the week, with which the
commission will work. The commission is due to meet in early December,
when
a decision in principle about succession would be made, which would be
the
first step, and then further moves would be planned, Korac said.
Jutarnji list said that according to Croatia, Slovenia,
BosniaHerzegovina and Macedonia the total amount up for division is two
and
a half billion dollars, and the greatest part was in the bank for
international settlements in Basel where are blocked between 700 million
to
one billion dollars of the former Yugoslavia in gold and foreign
currency.
It is added that the gold has so far been the subject of the
greatest dispute because FR Yugoslavia claims that a part of the gold
comes
from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, brought in by Serbia and Montenegro
(worth
approximalety 859 million dollars), while the other Yugoslav republics
claim that the Kingdom of Serbia was heavily in debt and could not have
had
gold reserves.
The Zagreb daily added that FR Yugoslavia had also claims based
on
the use of the Yugoslav dinar at the time when they already had their
own
currencies.
(...)
YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMISSION TO UN ENDS DECADE OF CRISIS
BELGRADE, November 2 (Tanjug) Yugoslavia's admission to the UN
marks the end of the tenyearlong Yugoslav crisis in a symbolic way,
confirming the pertinence of the policy conducted by new Yugoslav
President
Vojislav Kostunica, advisor of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) leader
told Tanjug late on Wednesday.
Predrag Simic said that the admission of Yugoslavia to the UN,
eight years since its status in the organization has been frozen, and
its
right to participate in decisionmaking practically denied, will probably
determine the future of the country. It will also check the spread of
the
Yugoslav crisis, during which several republics seceded from the country
one after another, Simic said.
In Simic's view, nothing good has come from the ten years of
struggle for continuity with a state that four out of its six republics
had
left. Under the present circumstances, there was no hope that Yugoslavia
would find a way out of a highly unfavourable situation, marked by
isolation and sanctions, he said.
By accepting the reality surrounding it, Yugoslavia has secured
the right to exist and survive in the international community, he said.
According to Simic, the admission to the UN does not
predetermine
in any way the internal structure of Yugoslavia, but it is an indication
that the international community is ready to recognize a state such as
Yugoslavia, that it considers that Yugoslavia exists and carries weight
in
overall regional and panEuropean relations, and it is a positive signal
also with respect to Serbia's KosovoMetohija province, he said.
MAROVIC: YUGOSLAVIA'S ADMITTANCE TO U.N. IS THE REALITY
PODGORICA, November 2 (Tanjug) Commenting Yugoslavia's
admittance
to the United Nations, Montenegrin parliament President Svetozar Marovic
has said that Montenegro and Serbia cannot make decisions by themselves
regarding seats in the United Nations.
Speaking to Podgorica's local television Montena, Marovic said
that Yugoslavia's admittance to the U.N. is the reality and that it
reflects the reaction of the international community to the democratic
changes in Belgrade.
Montenegro will decide its own fate, he said adding that he
hopes
that a "lasting democratic agreement" with Serbia will be reached after
the
forthcoming December elections in this republic.
MONTENEGRO BELIEVES "PROBLEM STATE" HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO U.N.
BELGRADE, November 2 (Tanjug) Montenegrin President Milo
Djukanovic's adviser has said in a statement to Tanjug, commenting on
Yugoslavia's admission to the United Nations, that it would have been
better and more rational if relations between Serbia and Montenegro had
first been settled, since a "problem state" has been admitted to the
world
organization.
This state has no sovereignty over Kosovo and Metohija or
Montenegro and it is absolutely illegitimate to Montenegro, Miodrag
Vukovic
said late on Wednesday.
"The international community is unbelievable," he said. "Why is
it
in a hurry to admit a state which is temporary both for Serbia and for
Montenegro."
Vukovic asked why they did not wait for an agreement on the
state
which will be called a community of Serbia and Montenegro, and which
would
be admitted to the U.N. separately, as Montenegro proposes.
"The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia inherited by Kostunica has
neither national nor formal legitimacy," he said. Montenegro does not
intend to transfer to Yugoslavia "that part of its sovereignty which is
currently within its state portfolio," said Vukovic.
(...)
ZAGREB ON IMPORTANCE OF VICTORY OF PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS
ZAGREB, November 2 (Tanjug) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
was admitted to the United Nations as a new member after eight years of
diplomatic isolation, and its road to the world organization was opened
after the elections on September 24, Croatian electronic media said in
U.N.
General Assembly reports on Thursday.
Croatian media underscored that new Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica had submitted a request for Yugoslavia's admission last
Friday,
and that the General Assembly had previously said Yugoslavia could not
automatically become a U.N. member by taking the place of the former
Yugoslav federation, but had to pass the same admission procedure as
Slovenia, Croatia, BosniaHerzegovina, and Macedonia.
The Zagreb daily Jutarnji list said today that Croatia,
Slovenia,
BosniaHerzegovina, and Macedonia, in addition to Security Council
members,
had sponsored Yugoslavia's admission to the United Nations in a bid to
"underscore the importance of the victory of the principle of equal
legal
rights of all countries created through the disintegration of the
Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."
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