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AP. 28 December 2001. Kostunica Says He Rejected Milosevic General's Resignation. BELGRADE -- Defying U.S. pressure, the Yugoslav president said Thursday he has not accepted the resignation of Slobodan Milosevic's top general who is still in charge of the country's military. President Vojislav Kostunica praised Gen. Nebojsa Pavkovic for his actions during NATO's 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia. "Pavkovic has devotedly defended the country," Kostunica said. He also said he wanted Pavkovic to keep his job as the Yugoslav army chief of staff because of his moves to reform the armed forces. "General (Nebojsa) Pavkovic has offered to resign but I have told him to stay on for now," Kostunica said. While generally supportive of the post-Milosevic leadership in Yugoslavia, the U.S. administration has conditioned further financial aid for the country on further reforms. Pavkovic was an outspoken supporter of Milosevic before the former president's ouster and extradition to the U.N. war crimes tribunal where he is to stand trial for alleged war crimes in Kosovo, Bosnia and Croatia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
