YUGOSLAV DAILY SURVEY
BELGRADE,13 July 2001 No.3462
C O N T E N T S :
TALKS ON FORMING THE NEW YUGOSLAV CABINET
- TALKS HAVE ENTERED THEIR FINAL STAGE
- DOS TO TALK WITH SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S PARTY ABOUT NEW YUGOSLAV
GOVERNMENT
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
- YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENT SESSION POSTPONED
- EU CONCERNED ABOUT POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN SERBIA
- YUGOSLAVIA TO BE ACCEPTED IN COUNCIL OF EUROPE SOON
- SERBIAN PREMIER ON CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S DECISION ON MILOSEVIC
- COOPERATION BETWEEN SERBIA, BAVARIA RENEWED
- YUGOSLAV, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA DEFENSE MINISTRIES SIGN AGREEMENT
- YUGOSLAV DEFENSE MINISTER GREETS PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR
- TWO ROYAL RESIDENCES RETURNED TO SERBIAN ROYAL FAMILY
- ITALY TO GRANT DM4 MILLION TO SERBIAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
KOSOVO METOHIJA-SOUTHERN SERBIA
- TOTAL OF 1,256 UNIDENTIFIED BODIES FOUND IN KOSOVO
- ALBANIAN LEADER AGAINST CONSTRUCTION OF YUGOSLAV BASE
- NO CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST KOSOVO ALBANIAN LEADERS
TALKS ON FORMING THE NEW YUGOSLAV CABINET
TALKS HAVE ENTERED THEIR FINAL STAGE
BELGRADE July 13 (Beta)-Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic
announced
that the new federal government could be formed next week, if talks
between
DOS and the Montenegrin Together For Yugoslavia coalition, set for July
13,
succeed.
The DOS leaders accepted the Montenegrin partners' demand for
the
same number of ministries in the new federal government, which is meant
to
disable DOS from outvoting them, as in the recent adoption of the decree
on
cooperation with the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
However, the leaders of the Serbian ruling coalition have
decided
to jointly endorse eputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus, insisting that
he
stay in the federal government.
The new Yugoslav government will consist of 10 to 12
ministries,
whereby the tripping stone could be the Ministry of Finance. The DOS
leaders decided it should go to President Vojislav Kostunica's
Democratic
Party of Serbia. However, the Montenegrin partners announced that they
would ask for the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry instead of the Finance
Ministry.
The new prime minister designate will be from the Together For
Yugoslavia coalition, in which the Socialist People's Party is dominant.
It
is still unknown who the next prime minister will be, but the DOS
leaders
said it should be a person with a lower rank than party vice president.
According to Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, the new
federal government's task will be to prepare a new Yugoslav
constitution,
to be adopted by the current composition of the Yugoslav Parliament as
well
as by the Serbian and Montenegrin legislatures.
The new constitution should foresee new elections, said
Kostunica.
Federal elections would not have any meaning if the ruling
Montenegrin parties decide to boycott them again. Therefore DOS is
preparing for another round of talks with Montenegrin President Milo
Djukanovic, after which the fate of the Yugoslav federation should be
clearer.
DOS TO TALK WITH SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S PARTY ABOUT NEW YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT
BELGRADE July 13 (Beta)-Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica
is
due to meet with representatives of the ruling Democratic Opposition of
Serbia (DOS) and the Montenegrin Together For Yugoslavia coalition on
July
13, in talks to form the new Yugoslav cabinet.
The talks should begin at 3 p.m. at the Federal Palace.
According to earlier reports, the new Yugoslav prime minister
will
be chosen from the ranks of the strongest member of the Montenegrin
coalition: the Socialist People's Party.
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENT SESSION POSTPONED.
BELGRADE July 13 (Beta)-The Yugoslav parliament session, at
which
opposition MPs asked for the adoption of the declaration following the
extradition of the former Yugoslav resident, Slobodan Milosevic, was
postponed on July 12 because television broadcasting was not rovided.
Chamber of Citizens Speaker Dragoljub Micunovic said that he
would
schedule a new session next week when "television broadcasting is
provided."
In a Declaration proposed by the opposition parties, the
Socialist
Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party and the Yugoslav Left demand
that the authorities start a penal procedure against Serbian Premier
Zoran
Djindjic because of "violating constitutional order" during the
extradition
of Milosevic.
The opposition does not have enough Members of the Legislature
to
adopt this Declaration. Therefore it needs the votes of the Montenegrin
Socialist People's Party, which is a partner of the Democratic
Opposition
of Serbia in the Yugoslav government.
A few leaders of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia announced
that they would not accept a new coalition with the Socialist Party of
Serbia, if the latter supports the declaration of the Serbian
opposition.
One of the Socialist People's Party MPs told BETA that his
party
had not reached a unanimous stand on the declaration and that party
members
would decide individually whether to support the declaration or not.
The same MP said that the proposed declaration has "certain
legal
holes" and that it was not certain that the Socialist People's Party
would
vote for it.
Chamber of Citizens Speaker and one of the leaders of the
Democratic Opposition of Serbia, Dragoljub Micunovic, said, however,
that
"there was no reason to worry" that the MPs from the Socialist People's
Party would vote in favor of the declaration.
EU CONCERNED ABOUT POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN SERBIA
BRUSSELS July 13 (Beta) - The EU has expressed concern over the
current volatile political situation in Serbia, which could threaten the
"expert, pro-reform" government, which has so far been an "excellent
partner" to the European Commission, World Bank and international
community.
Sources in the EU in Brussels told BETA the threats could
postpone, maybe even kill economic and democratic recuperation in its
infancy in Yugoslavia.
All this is occurring as projects and US$1.3 billion in
donations
collected at the recent donor's conference have been approved.
The EU plans to invest EUR1.6 billion in the west Balkans by
2006,
half of which will go to Yugoslavia. EU foreign ministers will reach a
final decision on sending aid to Yugoslavia, totaling EUR300 million, in
Brussels on July 16.
The Belgrade authorities must not "yield to purely momentary
political interests, which would soon prove to be catastrophic for them
personally, chiefly because of the social situation." They must bear in
mind that the EU and international community want "qualified and good
partners," regardless of individuals, because this is the only way to
secure the continuation of economic and political reform and the
recuperation of Serbia and Yugoslavia, BETA's source said.
YUGOSLAVIA TO BE ACCEPTED IN COUNCIL OF EUROPE SOON
VIENNA July 13 (Beta) - General Secretary of the Council of
Europe
Walter Schwimmer said in Vienna on July 12 that he was convinced that
Yugoslavia would soon become a member of the Council of Europe.
"We are working on the application of the program for
cooperation
with Yugoslavia at the moment. This should make Yugoslavia's joining the
Council of Europe easier," said Schwimmer. He also explained that this
program deals with harmonizing the Yugoslav legislature with the
European
Convention on Human Rights and European laws.
Schwimmer also said that Milosevic's extradition was the
largest
obstacle on Yugoslavia's way to Europe and its becoming a full member of
the Council of Europe.
Addressing 55 members of the Council of Europe, Yugoslav
Ambassador to the Organization for European Security and Cooperation
Branislav Milinkovic said that in the last six months progress has been
made in the field of democratic reform in Yugoslavia, in resolving
problems
in southern Serbia, in cooperation with The Hague-based International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and in the field of
reconciliation with the Albanian community.
SERBIAN PREMIER ON CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S DECISION ON MILOSEVIC
BELGRADE, July 13 (Tanjug) Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic said
late on Thursay that the Yugoslav Constitutional Court's decision to
declare unconstitutional the recent extradition of former Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic to the Hague tribunal represented a
"victory
of the defeated forces." Speaking in a Belgrade TV Politika
broadcast,
Djindjic said that the Yugoslav Constitutional Court was "in fact
instrumental to the 'redblack coalition' in annulling October 5 and
everything achieved by our country after that date."
"Now, we should within DOS agree on the concept of our
cooperation
with the Hague and arrange it in such a way to prevent it from being a
shock," the Serbian premier said.
Djindjic said that arrangements should also be made with the
Hague
tribunal in order to persuade them not to strain things too much.
Djindjic said that the decision to extradite Milosevic to the
Hague tribunal had justification in the Serbian constitution and common
sense and that this meant that "one should not let a constitutional
court,
made up by representatives of the former regime, pass decisions on the
fate
of 10 million people who risked their very lives to replace the old
regime."
COOPERATION BETWEEN SERBIA, BAVARIA RENEWED
MUNICH July 13 (Beta) - Representatives of a permanent
commission
for cooperation between Serbia and the German province of Bavaria signed
in
Munich on July 12 a protocol on economic cooperation and cooperation in
the
fields of agriculture, traffic environmental protection, health and
others.
Aleksandar Joksimovic, the head of the Serbian part of the
commission and aid to the Yugoslav foreign minister, said concrete forms
of
cooperation were agreed on at a two-day meeting, and that Bavaria would
send Serbia medical aid worth an estimated DM400,000 as early as the end
of
the summer.
YUGOSLAV, REPUBLIKA SRPSKA DEFENSE MINISTRIES SIGN AGREEMENT
BELGRADE, July 12 (Tanjug) In keeping with the Dayton accords
and
the Agreement on Special Relations between Yugoslavia and Republika
Srpska,
representatives of the two defense ministries signed an agreement
Thursday
on the manner of resolving status issues of members of the 30th
Personnel
center and financial assistance of the Yugoslav to the RS defense
ministry,
the Information Service of the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense said.
The agreement was signed by Yugoslav Defense Minister Slobodan
Krapovic and RS Defense Minister Slobodan Bilic.
YUGOSLAV DEFENSE MINISTER GREETS PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR
BELGRADE July 13 (Beta) - Yugoslav Defense Minister Slobodan
Krapovic met out-going Portuguese ambassador to Yugoslavia Antonio
Tanger
Correa on July 12.
During the meeting, it was emphasized that "in the past period,
relations between the armed forces of Portugal and Yugoslavia have
improved
significantly, in addition, there are many fields where relations can be
boosted to mutual benefit."
TWO ROYAL RESIDENCES RETURNED TO SERBIAN ROYAL FAMILY
BELGRADE July 13 (Beta) - The Yugoslav government decided on
July
12 to give Prince Alexander II Karadjordjevic, as the head of the royal
house, the right to use Beli Dvor and Stari Dvor, two courts situated in
the Belgrade suburb of Dedinje.
These courts belonged to the Serbian royal family before the
communists came to power after World War II. The Serbian government
announcement said that other members of the royal house of
Karadjordjevic
were have also been given the right to use these residencies.
ITALY TO GRANT DM4 MILLION TO SERBIAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
BELGRADE July 13 (Beta) - The Italian government has earmarked
DM4
million for social institutions in Serbia, which it will send in the
next
four weeks, the ministry for social issues informed a press conference
at
the Serbian cabinet on July 12.
Italian ambassador in Belgrade, Giovanni Caraciolo de Vietri,
attended the press conference, saying that Italy wanted to be the first
country to help the new authorities.
KOSOVO METOHIJA-SOUTHERN SERBIA
TOTAL OF 1,256 UNIDENTIFIED BODIES FOUND IN KOSOVO
PRISTINA July 13 (Beta) - Chief of the Human Rights Office in
Kosovo, Monica Finberg, told the relatives of the abducted and missing
Serbs in Gracanica on July 12 that the investigators of The Hague-based
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found 1,256
unidentified bodies in Kosovo during 2000 and 2001.
Finberg said that they had no information whether these people
were Serbs, Albanians or members of other nationalities. She added that
a
special UNMIK police brigade had started a new process of exhumation.
Finberg announced that Serbian pathologists would also take
part
in the process of identification at the locations where they suspected
there were Serb bodies.
Representatives of the Association of Abducted and Missing
People
demanded that the international community start identifying the bodies
straightaway. They announced that they would start a hunger strike if
the
process of revealing the fate of 1,300 abducted and missing Serbs did
not
start on July 16.
ALBANIAN LEADER AGAINST CONSTRUCTION OF YUGOSLAV BASE
PRESEVO July 13 (Beta) - President of the Party for the
Democratic
Unification of Albanians and deputy mayor of Presevo, Zecerija Fazliju,
has
opposed plans for the construction of a Yugoslav joint security force
base
between Bujanovac and Presevo.
Fazliju said the plans to construct a base suprised him and
that
they "will have a negative effect on reducing tensions in the region."
Nebojsa Covic, the president of the Serbian coordinating team
for
southern Serbia, announced the plans for the construction of a base for
Yugoslav special rapid reaction forces.
NO CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST KOSOVO ALBANIAN LEADERS
LONDON, July 13 (Tanjug) UNMIK spokeswoman Susan Manuel has
said
that there would be political difficulties if the Hague war crimes
tribunal
brought charges against ethnic Albanian leaders in Kosovo.
Manuel told the BBC that UNMIK head Hans Haekkerup had publicly
said that UNMIK would fully cooperate with the Hague tribunal and that
this
cooperation would include the extradition of the accused.
Manuel said that no charges had so far been brought against
Kosovo
Albanians, which meant that all political leaders could freely run for
offices in the coming elections in KosovoMetohija.
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