YUGOSLAV DAILY SURVEY
BELGRADE, 12. September 2001. No.3517
C O N T E N T S :
US-TERRORISTIC ACTS-REACTIONS
- REACTIONS FROM YUGOSLAV POLITICIANS TO TERRORIST ATTACKS -YUGOSLAV
STATE LEADERSHIP CONDEMNS HEINOUS TERRORIST ACT
- PESIC: MINDLESS, UNPRECEDENTED TERRORIST ACT
- YUGOSLAV FM INVITES CITIZENS TO SHARE AMERICANS' GRIEF
- YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER SENDS CONDOLENCES TO US SECRETARY OF STATE
- BELGRADE BOLSTERS SECURITY AT US EMBASSY
- SERBIAN PREMIER CALLS FOR DECISIVE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL TERRORISM
- MONTENEGRIN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SENDS CONDOLENCES TO US AMBASSADOR IN
YUGOSLAVIA
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
- KOSTUNICA, DJUKANOVIC AGREE ON SERBIAN-MONTENEGRIN TALKS RESUMPTION
- YUGOSLAV DEFENSE COUNCIL MEETS, DEBATES POLITICAL SECURITY SITUATION
- -
- - YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO FRANCE
- SERBIAN PREMIER: HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN KOSOVO
- RUSSIA SATISFIED BY LIFTING OF ARMS EMBARGO TO YUGOSLAVIA
- LIFTING OF SANCTIONS IN RECOGNITION OF YUGOSLAV FOREIGN POLICY
- YUGOSLAV DEFENSE MINISTRY WELCOMES LIFTING OF WEAPONS EMBARGO
AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA
-SERBIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS DOCUMENT ON RELATIONS BETWEEN SERBIA
AND MONTENEGRO
- SERBIAN VICE PREMIERS MEET WITH BRITISH OFFICIALS
- SERBIA'S MEDIUM-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
SOUTHERN SERBIA
- OSCE MISSION HEAD HOLDS TALKS IN SOUTHERN SERBIA
KOSOVO-METOHIJA
- U.S. CALLS ON CITIZENS OF KOSOVO TO REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
- ONE KOSOVO POLICEMAN AND ONE CIVILIAN KILLED
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
- MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR
- DEFENSE OF COUNTRY TO BE DISCUSSED MORE OFTEN, DJUKANOVIC
US-TERRORISTIC ACTS-REACTIONS
REACTIONS FROM YUGOSLAV POLITICIANS TO TERRORIST ATTACKS
BELGRADE, Sept 12 ( Beta) - On Sept. 11 Yugoslav President
Vojislav Kostunica and Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic condemned
terrorist attacks on U.S. cities.
Kostunica said the attacks were aimed at international
organizations and the U.S. "I am shocked by this terrorist act. There
are
no words a man could speak to bring sufficient condemnation on this form
of
terrorism and that is of course an additional reason for concern," said
Kostunica.
Djukanovic called the attacks "a great tragedy with terrible
human
consequences. Based on what I know at this moment, I can say that this
is
an international terrorist act, which must be a reason for
condemnation."
Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic said the Serbian government
condemned in the strongest possible terms any kind of violence used for
political purposes, especially acts of terrorism.
"We need a determined attitude on a world level toward
terrorism
and the use of force to achieve political goals, so as to destroy the
root
of such actions and the source of the crisis," said Djindjic, expressing
regret that civilians had been killed.
Serbian Justice Minister Vladan Batic called on the UN and the
international community to adopt a resolution on fighting terrorism.
"Terrorism must not be politically justified or have a
political
connotation, because innocent people suffer the most in such attacks. It
is
necessary for the UN and the international community to adopt a
resolution
outlining a determined struggle against terrorism, with no mercy for
perpetrators of terrorist acts," Batic told BETA.
YUGOSLAV STATE LEADERSHIP CONDEMNS HEINOUS TERRORIST ACT BELGRADE, Sept
12 (Tanjug) - The Yugoslav government has
strongly denounced the "heinous terrorist act" carried out on Tuesday
in
the United States.
The Yugoslav president's cabinet issued a statement yesterday evening
saying that all participants of a meeting called by President Vojislav
Kostunica condemned this act and expressed "regret over the numerous
innocent victims."
Yugoslavia has long since been warning about international and local
terrorism as one of the biggest contemporary evils, both because itself
is
the victim of terrorism and because it believes that violence does not
lead to the resolution of political problems, the statement set out.
They pointed out that the tragic developments in New York and
Washington
"should warn the international community that, regardless of who the
perpetrators are and what the motives of their terrorist acts are, it
is
necessary to step up the struggle against this global evil," the
statement
noted.
PESIC: MINDLESS, UNPRECEDENTED TERRORIST ACT
BELGRADE, Sept 12 ( Beta) - On Sept. 11 top Yugoslav officials condemned
terrorist attacks against the U.S. expressing "solidarity and regret
that
innocent people perished."
Following a meeting at Federation Palace that ended about 10
p.m.,
Yugoslav Prime Minister Dragisa Pesic said the attacks "are a mindless,
unprecedented terrorist act."
He said the struggle against terrorism was an important issue
for
all countries of the world, adding that the situation in the U.S. would
affect economic and political relations worldwide.
Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus said "the world
will
not be the same after the terrorist attacks," adding that "there will be
changes in economic, political, and maybe military relations."
The meeting was convened by Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica
and Yugoslav Interior Minister Zoran Zivkovic, Serbian Interior Minister
Dusan Mihajlovic, and Gen. Branko Krga, assistance army chief of staff,
were also present.
YUGOSLAV FM INVITES CITIZENS TO SHARE AMERICANS' GRIEF
BELGRADE, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - Commenting on a series of
terrorist attacks in the United States, Yugoslav Foreign Minister
Goran Svilanovic said that this was a sad day for all US citizens
and invited the Yugoslav citizens to share their grief. "Everybody must
be aware that innocent citizens are those that get killed
in such tragedies," said Svilanovic, who interrupted his visit to Tunis
because of the developments in the United States.
Speaking for Belgrade media, the Yugoslav foreign minister said that
all
countries in the world had to be decisive in their efforts aimed at
stopping the escalation of terrorism.
YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER SENDS CONDOLENCES TO US SECRETARY OF STATE
BELGRADE, Sept 12 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Foreign Minister
Goran Svilanovic has sent condolences to US Secretary of State
Colin Powell for the great tragedy in New York and Washington. Please
accept my sincere condolences for the heinous terrorist attacks on
the territory of the United States which killed innocent citizens and
inflicted huge material damage, Svilanovic said.
He also underscored that Yugoslavia strongly condemns all forms of
terrorism throughout the world.
BELGRADE BOLSTERS SECURITY AT US EMBASSY
BELGRADE, Sept.12 (B92) Security has been stepped up at the
US
Embassy in Belgrade following yesterday's attacks on public institutions
in
Washington and New York.
Federal Police Minister Zoran Zivkovic told Radio B92 that he had
ordered
the highest security precautions for personnel and facility at the
embassy. Zivkovic was speaking after a meeting of top Yugoslav and
Serbian officials
to discuss the consequences of the attacks.
SERBIAN PREMIER CALLS FOR DECISIVE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL TERRORISM
BELGRADE, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - Serbian Premier Zoran
Djindjic voiced concern that the Tuesday terrorist attack against the
United States could cause a dramatic deterioration of
international relations.
Djindjic said that a decisive approach was necessary towards terrorism,
that is the use of force for achieving political goals on the global
level. "We are obviously entering a phase in which a few individuals can
hold the
entire world hostage," Djindjic said.
Djindjic said that the Serbian government was not in panic and that "we
have been dealing with terrorism for a while, but nobody believed us
when
we claimed that this may become a universal
phenomenon."
The possibilities of being efficient in opposing (terrorism) with
military
or security means are small and the stress should therefore be laid on
the
resolution of political crises and reduction of the number of regions
from
which such terrorist actions can be launched, Djindjic said.
MONTENEGRIN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SENDS CONDOLENCES TO US AMBASSADOR IN
YUGOSLAVIA
PODGORICA, Sept 12 (Tanjug) - Montenegrin parliament
Speaker Vesna Perovic on Tuesday evening sent a telegram to US
ambassador
to Yugoslavia William Montgomery expressing condolences over
the terrorist attacks in the United States.
Perovic strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on the United States
describing them as "cowardly and an heinous act."
We are certain that the United States will find the strength to
continue
the struggle against terrorism and for the preservation of the basic
values of the democratic world, Perovic set out expressing sincere
condolences for the victims in the United States.
FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
KOSTUNICA, DJUKANOVIC AGREE ON SERBIAN-MONTENEGRIN TALKS RESUMPTION
PODGORICA, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica and
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic agreed in Podgorica on Tuesday
that
the Serbian-Montenegrin relations were on a low level and that they
should
be promoted in a further dialogue.
Addressing a news conference after the Yugoslav Supreme Defense Council
session, Kostunica and Djukanovic said they had agreed that the
relations
between the two federal state members had to be promoted in a
democratic
climate and that a political solution had to be found.
The Montenegrin president said that his view of the
future Serbian-Montenegrin relations was completely different from that
of the Yugoslav president, but voiced hope that "differences in
stands would not be impossible to overcome."
"Two platforms are there to be decided upon, one adopted and proposed
by
the Montenegrin government, envisaging a sovereign and independent
Montenegro with the possibility of creating a union between the two
Balkan
states and the other, which is on the agenda of the Serbian government
today, enabling the preservation of the common state with Serbia,"
Djukanovic said.
"It is of utmost importance for us that the final result be produced in
democratic talks between the two governments' representatives,
certainly,
with the participation of Mr Kostunica," Djukanovic said. Kostunica
said that he and the Montenegrin president had had friendly and
open talks on numerous topical political issues and announced its
resumption at the level of the three (federal and two republican)
governments.
He said he was "convinced in the possibility of survival of the common
state of Serbia and Montenegro."
"In addition to historical ties, we are also bound by the present
moment
in which integrations are the most favored solution, by the fact that a
larger state is safer and less subject to terrorist attacks as well as
by
a further continuation of integration processes which Serbia and
Montenegro
have already started together, such as their joint appearance at the
donors' conference," Kostunica said.
Commenting on the possibility of a spillover of terrorism from Kosovo
to
Serbia and Montenegro, Kostunica said that the "situation in Kosovo has
calmed down only temporarily, because terrorist potentials do not allow
synchronized actions in both Macedonia and Kosovo, since ethnic
Albanian
extremist groups are currently focused only on Macedonia."
"In a paradoxical way, ours are the most open borders in the Balkans.
They
are most open in the bad sense of the word. They are open to organized
crime, arms smuggling, trafficking of drugs, tobacco and everything
else,"
Kostunica said.
He said that "everything that has been happening in our neighborhood in
the past few months causes concern and points at the danger of a
spillover
of terrorism from Kosovo to other parts of Yugoslavia."
"We have faced a very dangerous ambition aimed at creating a new state
in
the territory of several states and the danger of terrorism exists
since
we can be attacked," Kostunica said and stressed that he was "referring
to
a Greater Albania terrorism."
"It would be naive to think that we are completely safe and not
threatened
by a spillover of terrorism from Kosovo," Djukanovic said and added
that
the province was the "central security issue in the Balkans." "Practice
has shown that the fire from Kosovo spread to Macedonia and as
long as it is alive, there is a threat of its spreading to a
neighboring
backyard, and therefore Montenegro, which is in Kosovo's neighborhood,
carefully follows all developments there, in southern Serbia and
Macedonia," Djukanovic said.
He said that "during the previous stormy period in the Balkans,
Montenegro
passed the exam of multi-ethnic stability."
"Despite a high level of good relations with ethnic Albanians who live
in
Montenegro, we cannot rule out the possibility that some of the
extremists
from the neighborhood, outside Montenegro, might get a desire to ensure
a
continuation of the crisis in the region through Montenegro too,"
Djukanovic said.
YUGOSLAV DEFENSE COUNCIL MEETS, DEBATES POLITICAL SECURITY SITUATION
PODGORICA, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - The Yugoslav Supreme Defense
Council met in Podgorica on Tuesday to discuss the current political
and
security situation in the country and the region, a presidential
cabinet
statement said.
In the meeting, chaired by Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, the
Council analyzed the security of the state border, with emphasis on the
section of the border with Macedonia, Albania and the administrative
boundary line with the Kosovo-Metohija province.
It defined measures and tasks for enhancing security along the state
border and cooperation with the interior ministries of the Yugoslav
federal units Serbia and Montenegro and with the international Kosovo
force KFOR.
The Council discussed also transforming the Yugoslav Army and acceding
to
the Partnership for Peace program, and decided that competent
institutions
could take a decision only after a democratic settlement of the
question
of Serbian-Montenegrin relations.
According to the statement, a comprehensive reform of the Yugoslav Army
should be implemented after the state organization has been defined.
Until then, the Army is to be streamlined in line with the degree of
threat to national security, taking care not to detract from its combat
capability.
The Council reviewed also other matters within its jurisdiction. The
session was attended by the Council members - Yugoslav President
Vojislav Kostunica and the presidents of the Yugoslav federal units
Serbia
and Montenegro, Milan Milutinovic and Milo Djukanovic, respectively.
Also present were Yugoslav Prime Minister Dragisa Pesic, Defense
Minister
Slobodan Krapovic, Chief of Staff Nebojsa Pavkovic and the newly
appointed
Council secretary, Rear Admiral Dusan Stajic, the statement said.
YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO FRANCE
BELGRADE, Sept 12 (Beta) - Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica said
that
he greatly appreciated France's understanding for the history of Serbs
and
its support for the survival of the Yugoslav federation.
In an interview to the France Press news agency, just ahead of
French President Jacques Cirac's visit to Belgrade, he said that France
"understands Belgrade's position" since it was "always an example of
great
capability to work as part of international institutions, while
simultaneously preserving its identity."
The Yugoslav president expressed the hope that the Hague
tribunal
will have a more balanced approach to war crimes committed by other
ethnic
groups. "We still have the problem of Kosovo. The responsibility of
Albanian military and political leaders must be determined, I am waiting
for them, and not only Serbs, to face justice for committing war
crimes,"
Kostunica said.
Acording to AFP, Cirac will use his visit to Belgrade to
support
President Kostunica's policy aimed at preserving Yugoslavia and will
again
advise Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic of Paris' and Europe's
disapproval of his policy directed towards the breakup of Yugoslavia.
SERBIAN PREMIER: HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN KOSOVO
BELGRADE, Sept 12 ( Beta) - Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic said on Sept.
11, that there is a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Kosovo, and that 2,000
people have gone missing or were killed in the province since the
arrival
of NATO troops.
In an interview with the BBC television, Djindjic said that in
Kosovo "the worst ethnic cleansing in the last 300 years is in
progress,"
and added that this was "a result of a wrong policy by both sides."
Asked about the handing over of Slobodan Milosevic to the
Hague tribunal, Djindjic repeated that this was "a choice between two
bad
options." Asked why did he bypass the federal authorities, he answered
that
this was "necessary." When the journalist remarked that Yugoslav
President
Vojislav Kostunica was not informed that the extradition was coming,
Djindjic answered: "I am sorry, but that is his problem." Asked about
the
handing over of Serbian President Milan Milutinovic, who is also on the
Hague tribunal's list of indictees, Djindjic said that the international
community insists on cooperation with the tribunal and that "at the
moment,
it is not so much focused on individuals."
Asked about cooperation between the Serbian premier and
president,
Djindjic said that Milutinovic's position "is not particularly
important,"
and that "he signs new laws."
RUSSIA SATISFIED BY LIFTING OF ARMS EMBARGO TO YUGOSLAVIA MOSCOW, Sept
11 (Tanjug) - Moscow is satisfied by the decision of the UN
Security Council to lift the embargo on arms deliveries to Yugoslavia,
Russia's standing UN representative Sergai Lavrov said on Tuesday. This
decision should have been made long ago and Russia advocated this
almost a year ago, Lavrov said.
The Russian diplomat underscored that, regardless of certain delays,
all
Security Council members, including those with initial doubts, admitted
that the Yugoslav government has fully fulfilled all the demands of the
international community.
Lavrov underscored that the last sanctions against Yugoslavia were
lifted
unanimously.
LIFTING OF SANCTIONS IN RECOGNITION OF YUGOSLAV FOREIGN POLICY
BELGRADE, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - The lifting of the arms
embargo against Yugoslavia is a very important moment for Yugoslavia
and
is a recognition of its new foreign policy, Yugoslav ambassador to the
UN
Dejan Sahovic told Voice of America on Tuesday.
Commenting on the fact that in the past ten years, the UN
and other sanctions have become part of the every-day life of the
Yugoslav
people, Sahovic said that the latest Security Council decision had at
last
enabled Yugoslavia to become a normal country in the UN.
Sahovic said Yugoslavia was grateful to Security Council
members who had thereby given further credit to the Yugoslav new course
in foreign policy, but added that all problems had not been solved by
the
lifting of sanctions.
Sahovic said that it was well-known that illegal arms
transports to and from Kosovo-Metohija were very destabilizing for the
whole region. Sahovic said that it was time that special
representatives of the secretary general, KFOR and UNMIK, as well as
all
other international representatives in Kosovo-Metohija took
the responsibility they have under UN 1244 Resolution, and
prevented illegal arms transports in Kosovo-Metohija.
YUGOSLAV DEFENSE MINISTRY WELCOMES LIFTING OF WEAPONS EMBARGO AGAINST
YUGOSLAVIA
BELGRADE, Sept 12 ( Beta) - On Sept. 11, the Yugoslav Defense Ministry
welcomed the decision of the UN Security Council to lift the ban on arms
imports into Yugoslavia. The ministry estimated that this was "yet
another
proof of the international community's trust in Yugoslavia".
"After the lifting of the last sanctions of the world
organization, Yugoslavia is once again returning among the important and
appreciated countries of the world," the ministry said in a statement.
The defense ministry also estimated that the lifting of the
arms
embargo created "realistic preconditions for strengthening Yugoslavia's
overall defense system and for a further development of the military
industry".
The Yugoslav government and the defense ministry will continue
to
contribute to the strengthening of security and cooperation among the
Balkan nations, the statement said.
SERBIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS DOCUMENT ON RELATIONS BETWEEN SERBIA AND
MONTENEGRO BELGRADE, Sept 12 ( Beta) - On Sept. 11, the Serbian
government supported a
document compiled recently by the Yugoslav government on redefining
relations between Serbia and Montenegro.
It was announced after the session of the Serbian government
that
a proposal for changes and amendments to the Serbian Penal Code was also
adopted.
A bill on the Agency for Development of Small and Medium
companies
was also determined. According to the announcement, the purpose of the
agency is to offer support to small and medium companies, thereby
balancing
the structure of the economy and reviving it.
SERBIAN VICE PREMIERS MEET WITH BRITISH OFFICIALS
LONDON, Sept 12 ( Beta) - Serbian Vice Premier Nebojsa Covic met with
Tom
McKane, defense advisor to the British prime minister, in London on
Sept. 11.
Covic was subsequently received by Foreign Secretary Jack
Straw,
sources at the Yugoslav Embassy in London told BETA.
Covic, who is also chairman of the National Coordinating Center
for Kosovo and Metohija, also meet with British Defense Secretary Geoff
Hoon.
SERBIA'S MEDIUM-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
BELGRADE, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - The main goal of
Serbia's medium-term economic development is the
international competitiveness of its products and services and
efficiency
of the local infrastructure and state, Serbian Finance and Economy
Minister Bozidar Djelic said on Tuesday.
Speaking in a meeting with Serbian local self-rule representatives
aimed
at preparing a medium-term development program, Djelic said that the
program's goals were a speedy GNP increase, unemployment rate reduction
and know-how increase, revitalization of the existing capacities and
construction of new ones as well as the improvement of the living
standards and environment qualities.
"We are beginning with the major project aimed at achieving Serbia's
economic recovery," Djelic said and added that one should expect a
four-billion-dollar inflow from foreign governments and donations in
the
next three or four years and as much from privatization and
investments. Speaking about the method for the preparation of the
medium-term development plan, he announced the setting up of strategic
councils at the level of districts, consisting of representatives of
the local self-rule, economy, public institutions and
renowned independent persons.
Djelic said that the government's view on strategic councils
and macroeconomic and sectoral preconditions would be presented
on October 4 and the final version of the program on October 26.
Serbian Assistant Finance and Economy Minister Pavle Petrovic said that
the national per capital income could grow from 1,200 dollars, expected
at
the end of the year, to 1,800 or 1,900 dollars (or the 1989 and 1990
level) in the year 2006.
He said that salaries could rise by about 33 percent and that the
annual
inflation rate had stabilized at far below 10 percent.
SOUTHERN SERBIA
OSCE MISSION HEAD HOLDS TALKS IN SOUTHERN SERBIA
BUJANOVAC, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - Head of the OSCE mission
in Yugoslavia Ambassador Stefano Sannino has met in Bujanovac with
all sides involved in the activities of the government's
coordination body for southern Serbia and OSCE engagement in the
stabilization of the region, the OSCE mission headquarters said on
Tuesday. The government's coordination body and linked groups are
ensuring a
general framework for constant discussion and cooperation among all
interested parties in southern Serbia, Sannino said after the Monday
talks
with coordination body members and local ethnic Albanian
representatives. Sannino said that cooperation and inclusion of all
sides had been basic
elements in the restoration of peace in southern Serbia.
The results of a training program for multi-ethnic police prove that
this
approach has been successful, Sannino said and added that the direct
participation of all communities in southern Serbia was the best
guarantee
for a speedy implementation of all elements of Serbian Deputy Premier
Nebojsa Covic's plan for the region.
Sannino said that everybody were aware that the process leading to a
complete reconciliation of two communities could be difficult and
time-consuming, but that there was a need to remain dedicated to this
issue, while showing political wisdom and sense of leadership. Sannino
said that political representation on the local level was one of
the basic issues on which one should focus. In this sense, the holding
of
local by-elections in the municipalities of Presevo, Bujanovac and
Medvedja is the key element and the OSCE mission in Yugoslavia is ready
to
offer its full support to all republican and local authorities'
activities
within their preparation, he said.
KOSOVO-METOHIJA
U.S. CALLS ON CITIZENS OF KOSOVO TO REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
PRISTINA, Sept 12 ( Beta) - Ambassador John Mansis, head of the U.S.
mission in Kosovo, on Sept. 11 urged citizens of Kosovo to register for
elections for the Kosovo assembly this November.
Mansis told Kosovo citizens, especially young people, that "the
right to vote in free and democratic elections will shape the future of
Kosovo and strong, democratic institutions of self-government that will
serve the needs of all communities in Kosovo."
He stressed that now was the right time for the people of
Kosovo
to reject extremism and show the world that extremists are not supported
by
the people of Kosovo.
U.S. ambassador to the OSCE David Johnson said in a letter to
the
OSCE Council that the government in Washington would not support
politicians in Kosovo "that are tied to extremists, including the
Liberal
Party of Kosovo and the National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo."
ONE KOSOVO POLICEMAN AND ONE CIVILIAN KILLED
GNJILANE, Sept 12 ( Beta) - One member of the Kosovo police and another
person were killed on the morning of Sept. 11, in a gunfight near
Gnjilane,
UNMIK police announced.
Another policeman was injured in the incident.
Acording to UNMIK police announcement, policeman Lazim Rexhepi
was
killed, while Avdulah Musliju was seriously injured. The identity of the
killed civilian was not yet revealed.
UNMIK police announced that the two Kosovo policemen tried to
stop
"a suspicious vehicle" at 4:30 a.m. near Gnjilane but soon an exchange
of
fire followed. The body of the third person has not yet been identified
and
the attackers fled, UNMIK police said.
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR
PODGORICA, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - Montenegrin President
Milo Djukanovic met in Podgorica on Tuesday with Hungarian Ambassador
to Yugoslavia Jozsef Pandur to discuss current political developments
in
Montenegro and plans aimed at resolving the republic's state and legal
status.
A statement by the Montenegrin president's office quoted Pandur as
saying
that the Hungarian government believed that the Montenegrin people's
will
and choice freely expressed in a democratic process should be respected
and hoped that this was a way to strengthen regional stability. Pandur
conveyed to Djukanovic an invitation from Hungarian Prime Minister
Victor Orban to take part in the New Atlantic Initiative conference in
Budapest on September 18-30, which Djukanovic accepted the statement
said.
DEFENSE OF COUNTRY TO BE DISCUSSED MORE OFTEN, DJUKANOVIC
PODGORICA, Sept 11 (Tanjug) - Montenegrin President
Milo Djukanovic assessed that it was good that "Mr Vojislav Kostunica
has decided that the session of the supreme defense council be
held alternately in Podgorica and in Belgrade."
Pointing out that "more important than the venue of the
supreme defense council was that they be held more regularly,"
Djukanovic said for the Podgorica daily Vijesti that "defense issues
should be resolved by collective decisions, and not by individual
decisions made in between sessions."
Djukanovic said that, according to announcements at his
disposal, the Tuesday session of the supreme defense council in
Podgorica will also be attended by Serbian President Milan Milutinovic.
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