>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Rozoff) >Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:18:51 -0500 (CDT) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Papandreou on results of Visit to Yugoslavia > >DANAS >13 September 2000. > >New Bombing of Yugoslavia Prevented > > Belgrade. > >Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou declared on Tuesday evening in >New York that the purpose of his visit to Yugoslavia last week was to >prevent new military intervention by NATO and other international >organizations. Papandreou informed US Secretary of State in a half-hour >meeting and EU diplomatic chiefs before the UN General Assembly of his >visit, of conditions in Yugoslavia and about the upcoming elections. > >Papandreou recommended that the EU should change its policy towards >Yugoslavia. Athens "encourages" the EU to discuss lifting sanctions >against Belgrade. Greece, he said, is committed to new relations >between Belgrade and Brussels, as well as to Yugoslavia's membership in >the EU, noting that the 15 nations have already ear-marked 2. 3 million >Euros as first aid to Yugoslavia for reconstruction and development of >democratic changes. > >The Greek Foreign Minister meanwhile emphasized that he did not go to >Belgrade and Podgorica to tell citizens how to vote, underscoring that >respect for democratic procedures would have a positive effect on EU >decisions, while undemocratic elections would have bad repercussions for >the leadership in Belgrade. Papandreou's belief is that even those in >the EU with the most negative position are gradually comprehending that >necessity. > > R.D. > > >Papandreou _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
