>YUGOSLAVIA PROTESTS TO SECURITY COUNCIL NEW YORK, Sep 19 (Tanjug).- The >opening of the US Office for Yugoslavia in Budapest is an open demonstration >of force, pressure and brutal interference in the internal affairs of a >sovereign state by the outgoing US administration, the Yugoslav Foreign >Ministry said in a protest to the UN Security Council. The protest, addressed >on the occasion of the opening of the Office, headed by a US Ambassador, on >August 15, was distributed on Tuesday at the Palace of Nations as a General >Assembly and Security Council document. The "Office" has a personnel of 30 >employees of various profiles, including members of the CIA, the National >Security Council, the Pentagon, USAID and other similar US agencies. According >to US officials, its main task is to help the opposition in Serbia and >Yugoslavia and to influence the will of the voters ahead of the upcoming >elections. With this act, the US administration practically pursues its last >year's unsuccessful aggression on Yugoslavia, using subversive and spying >activities inadmissible in international relations. It also endorses >separatism and terrorism, fans dangerous aspirations in the region and >violates international law. The opening of the "Office" and its proclaimed >tasks constitute a glaring violation of the US commitment to the UN Charter, >the Vienna Conventions on diplomatic relations, the UN Declaration principles >regarding relations and cooperation among states of October 24, 1970, and >other international documents. The Office activities and Hungary's acceptance >of the use of its territory for activities against a third country also >constitute a direct violation of the GA Resolution 54/168 of December 17, >1999, on the respect of national sovereignty and non-interference in internal >affairs of states as regards electoral process. It particularly violates its >Para. 5, which stipulates that all states must refrain from financing >political parties or groups in other states or undertaking any actions >undermining their electoral processes. The Hungarian Government's acceptance >and endorsement of the opening of the "Office" is a precedent in international >relations, and raises the question of whether such acts are in line with the >principles of good-neighbourly relations and of the OSCE that Hungarian >government allegedly supports. This act is reminiscent of the time when >Budapest, albeit in different circumstances and under the influence of other >powers, also served as a center for pressures and subversive activities >against Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav Government most strongly protests against >such illegal activities of the US administration in the territories of Hungary >and other states, with the aim of openly interfering in Yugoslavia's internal >affairs, endangering its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and attempting >to destabilize it. The Yugoslav Government expects the Security Council to >most strongly condemn such conduct and to urge the US administration to abide >by the UN Charter, its international commitments and international law, the >Ministry document says. > >AMMO CHARGED WITH DEPLETED URANIUM ANOTHER CRIME OF AGGRESSORS NEW YORK, >September 20 (Tanjug) - The U.S., which was the main protagonist of last >year's brutal aggression on Yugoslavia, has attempted to conceal both the >crime it has committed, and the fact that ammunition charged with depleted >uranium was used against civilians, Yugoslav Ambassador to the U.N. Vladislav >Jovanovic told a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on >Tuesday. On the occasion, Jovanovic presented the latest publication on bombs >with depleted uranium used in the attack on Yugoslavia. Copies of this >publication, issued by the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry, were distributed to all >U.N. correspondents. Up to the present, the U.S. administration has not >supplied information as to where exactly U.S. planes dropped bombs with >depleted uranium, Jovanovic said, and added that the international community >must respond to this energetically, as it is another crime committed by NATO >and the U.S. Jovanovic also said that the international community should >promptly make efforts to decontaminate the critical zones in the Serbian >province of Kosovo-Metohija, where most of these bombs were used, and declare >such ammunition forbidden. The aggressors dropped 50,000 depleted uranium >bombs on around 100 locations in Kosovo-Metohija, and on several others in >south Serbia and Montenegro, Jovanovic said. He also stressed the grave >consequences of pollution and radioactivity for the environment and human >health. Jovanovic accused the U.S. of destroying the world's population and >nature. By making ammunition with depleted uranium, the U.S. has found a >monstrous way of getting rid of nuclear waste, he said. The Yugoslav >Ambassador condemned the U.S. refusal to grant a visa to Yugoslav Foreign >Minister Zivadin Jovanovic, who was expected to attend the general debate of >the U.N. General Assembly, as an impermissible act of discrimination. A >similar wilful act was committed by the U.S. State Department in the case of a >high-ranking Yugoslav delegation invited to the session of the >Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Millennium Summit of the U.N., Jovanovic >said. This is proof of the fact that the U.S. administration ignores the >universally accepted standards and legal regulations, Jovanovic said. It has >brutally violated not only the accord on relations between the U.N. and the >U.S. as the host of these conventions, but also the U.N. Charter and >international law, he concluded. > >U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT RECEIVES YUGOSLAV AMBASSADOR NEW YORK, >September 20 (Tanjug) - President of the U.N. Security Council Modibo Sidibe >of Mali has received Ambassador at the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry Danilo Milic >in New York. The chief topic of discussion was the status of the Federal >Republic of Yugoslavia in the United Nations. Sidibe, Malian Foreign Minister, >said that a vast majority of U.N. members support Yugoslavia and its >legitimate right to take its rightful place in the world organisation. Also >touched upon was Yugoslavia's status in the movement of non-alignment, and it >was again noted that Yugoslavia enjoys the support of a vast majority of >non-aligned countries for an equal participation in the movement's activities. > > >EU STANCE IS AN INSULT TO YUGOSLAVIA - AMBASSADOR ATHENS, Sep 19 (Tanjug).- >The European Union's promise to lift anti-Yugoslav sanctions if its citizens >do not vote for incumbent Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is the most >glaring interference in Yugoslavia's internal affairs, Yugoslav Ambassador to >Greece Dragomir Vucicevic told Athens Radio 902. This also constitutes one of >the aspects of continuing NATO and EU aggression, now by different means, >which is a violation of all basic principles of international relations, >Vucicevic said. The Yugoslav Government has taken all the necessary measures >to make the upcoming federal presidential and parliamentary elections and >local elections in Serbia democratic and fair, as many foreign observers have >already witnessed, Vucicevic said. The EU stance amounts to taking sides >openly, which is dangerous and contrary to the basic principles of democracy, >Vucicevic said. The EU promise of a reward to the people of they do not vote >according to their own will is an insult to the people of Yugoslavia, who have >always strived throughout their history to preserve their dignity, freedom and >national independence, Vucicevic said. The EU sanctions against Yugoslavia are >unfounded and illegal as they are contrary to the fundamental principles of >the EU Charter and have been imposed without Security Council approval, he >noted. The people of Yugoslavia consequently expect the sanctions to be lifted >immediately, without preconditions, and without being used as an instrument of >pre-election pressure, Vucicevic said. > >YUGOSLAV DEFENCE MINISTER RECEIVES ACADEMICS BELGRADE, September 20 (Tanjug) - >Yugoslav Defence Minister Dragoljub Ojdanic has received Academics Dejan >Medakovic and Vasilije Krestic as part of regular activities in the >preparation of innovations in the defence doctrine, a Ministry statement said >on Wednesday. Medakovic, president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and >Arts, praised the diversification of cooperation with the Defence Ministry and >noted that the Academy was willing to help define doctrinal positions on the >fundamental values of defence, the statement said. Ojdanic thanked the >academics for their cooperation, stressing that the defence capability would >be the greater if science and its achievements were used for strengthening >defence and security. The Serbian Academy can make a valuable contribution to >this, according to Ojdanic. > >YUGOSLAVIA - ELECTIONS FEDERAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ISSUES STATEMENT BELGRADE, >September 19 (Tanjug) - The Federal Electoral Commission held a session on >Tuesday chaired by Borivoje Vukicevic and noted that all preparations for the >implementation of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections were >nearing completion according to plan, the Parliamentary Press Service said. >The printing, packing and distribution of election materials has been >completed. These operations were monitored by the Federal Electoral Commission >and representatives of political parties running in the September 24 >elections. Representatives of political parties who supervised the operations >had no objections and confirmed that all electoral materials were correct. >However, some party leaders are spreading rumours that already filled out >ballots are being distributed, and that people are being threatened to force >them to use such ballots. The Commission strongly protests against such lies >and points out that such irresponsible conduct is unnecessarily misleading the >voters and violating their right to free choice. Condemning all manipulations >with lies, the Commission urges for the creation of legal and constitutional >conditions for enabling voters to freely elect the lists and candidates of >their choice. The Commission has consequently taken measures and requested >state institutions to protect the democratic rights of the citizens. This >year's polls will be attended by over 200 observers from 50 countries, >including parliamentarians and eminent public figures, whose presence will >enable the world public opinion to witness the democratic character of free >and fair elections in Yugoslavia, the Commission said. > >FALSE WEB-SITES FOR YUGOSLAV ELECTIONS BELGRADE, Sept 20 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav >public enterprise Radio-Television Yugoslavia-Internet Yugoslavia has once >again drawn attention to the fact that the official web-site of the Yugoslav >Government devoted to elections has an Internet (URL) - site >www.gov.yu/izbori. The statement said that certain organizations financed by >Western countries use parallel sites, with similar names, so that it is >possible that on URL-sites such as www.izbori.org.yu and www.izbori.co.yu are >promoted false election results, and confusion created. The first mentioned >web-site is currently openly promoting candidates of the political >organization Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS), which runs stories such as >Arm Yourselves for September 20, when the election convention of DOS is due to >be held, or it even calls on citizens to take to the streets and wait for the >announcing of trumped-up election results from their parallel election site. >The second site mentioned above is still in preparation and will be active on >September 24. Internet Yugoslavia points out that the official site >www.gov.yu/izbori is updated in conjunction with the Yugoslav Election >Commission, and is therefore the most accurate source of information about >elections and about election results. > >STATE DUMA DEPUTIES AGAINST EU PRESSURES ON YUGOSLAVIA MOSCOW, September 20 >(Tanjug) - Russian state Duma deputies condemned the interference of the >European Union in the internal affairs of Yugoslavia, with the intention of >influencing the will of its voters, said a statement of the Duma Committee for >helping our country overcome the consequences of NATO's aggression last year. >State Duma members called on the EU, the statement specified, not to create >obstacles for the free expression of will of voters, at the upcoming >presidential and legislative elections in Yugoslavia, on September 24. The EU >attempt to influence by messages and false promises the Serbian people to vote >against Slobodan Milosevic was describes by Duma deputies as "blatant >interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state." "Western countries >are, in fact, the obstacle to the development of democracy in Yugoslavia, >because they imposed years of sanctions, political and informative-propaganda >pressure," the statement said, stressing that the reconstruction of Serbia, >after NATO's barbaric bombing should not be an act of charity, but an >obligation of the West. > >OBSERVERS FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS ARRIVE IN BELGRADE BELGRADE, September 20 >(Tanjug) - A delegation of the Russian state Duma, made up of representatives >of all party groupings, and of the parliamentary assembly of the Union of >Russia and Belarus arrived on Wednesday at the invitation of the Yugoslav >Federal Assembly, to attend in the capacity of international observers >presidential, legislative and local elections in FR Yugoslavia, scheduled for >September 24. In the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of >Russia and Belarus are members of all legislative committees and secretariats, >while from the Russian Duma the role of observers will be performed by >representatives of party groupings "Homeland-all Russia," "Regions of Russia," >"Jabloko," the Communist party, "Unity" and the Liberal-Democratic party. The >delegation was welcomed at the airport by Yugoslav Parliament Lower House >Foreign Policy Committee President Ljubisa Ristic, who informed them that at >the Yugoslav elections will be present over 200 observers, of whom more than >half are members of parliament from more than 50 countries. "We want them to >have all the necessary conditions for monitoring the elections independently >and freely and to be impartial with respect to all key issues," Ristic said, >pointing out, also, the intention of the hosts to make it possible to >observers in FR Yugoslavia to talk with whom ever and where ever they want to. >"Please communicate freely with the media and with voters, and I believe that >your impressions about the democratic character of the elections will be >confirmed also by freedom of movement and the monitoring of elections," he >said. Russian Duma delegation head and international affairs committee >deputy-chairman Konstantin Kasachov stressed that the delegation had arrived >in Yugoslavia with best intentions and wishes that its members convey an >objective picture about elections conditions and about everything that they >see during the election process. Kasachov, speaking about the tasks of the >delegation, cited as very important the consequences of foreign interference >in the campaign. Delegation head of the parliamentary assembly of the Union of >Russia and Belarus and parliament foreign policy committee chairman Nikolai >Cherginez said he believed that the elections in Yugoslavia will be conducted >in a democratic manner and be an expression of the free will of the people of >Yugoslavia. > >OBSERVERS FROM UKRAIN, MOLDAVIA ARRIVE BELGRADE, September 20 (Tanjug) - At >the invitation of the Federal Parliament, parliamentary delegations from >Ukrain and Moldavia arrived in Belgrade late on Tuesday to attend the >presidential, federal and local elections in Yugoslavia on September 24 as >international observers. The MPs were welcomed at Belgrade's airport by the >Yugoslav Parliament's Chamber of Citizens Foreign Policy Committee President >Ljubisa Ristic and Foreign Ministry Ambassador Vladimir Krsljanin. It is >expected that over 200 MPs and other prominent public figures from 50 >countries all over the world will attend the elections in Yugoslavia in the >capacity of observer, Ristic said. Ristic said 16 parliaments would send >official delegations to Yugoslavia. He pointed out that the federal parliament >had not invited official delegations from the aggressor countries, since he >said this would be unacceptable for the Yugoslav people. Nevertheless, a >number of public figures from certain countries that took part in the 1999 >NATO aggression on Yugoslavia have arrived here, even some MPs, but in a >private capacity, and not as official representatives of the respective >parliaments, Ristic said. > >MORE THAN 210 FOREIGN OBSERVERS ARRIVE IN YUGOSLAVIA FOR ELECTIONS BELGRADE, >September 20 (Tanjug) - President of the Yugoslav Electoral Commission >Borivoje Vukicevic and Supervising Board President Ivan Radosavljevic will >organize a cocktail on Wednesday evening to welcome foreign observers who have >arrived in Belgrade to monitor the federal presidential and parliamentary >elections and local elections in the Yugoslav Republic of Serbia. More than >210 foreign observers, including parliament members and officials from 52 >countries have arrived so far. They are from: Albania, Angola, Argentina, >Belgium, Belarus, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chad, Czech Republic, Chile, Denmark, >Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Armenia, >Jordan, Canada, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Hungary, >Macedonia, Moldova, Germany, Nepal, Nicaragua, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, >Russia, the U.S.A., Salvador, Slovakia, Sweden, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, >Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Among the foreign >observers is a joint delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Russia and >Belarus. The foreign observers have attended the final rallies of various >political parties, and will be present at most electoral stations all day on >Sunday, September 24. > >BABURIN: YUGOSLAV CITIZENS WILL MAKE GOOD CHOICE MOSCOW, September 20 (Tanjug) >- Russian Pan-National Federation President Sergei Baburin on Wednesday spoke >on behalf of his party, expressing strong opposition to attempts by western >power centers and their Yugoslav branch offices to prevent, using >dishonourable means, the victory of Slobodan Milosevic and patriotic forces at >the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Yugoslavia. >Explaining his party's stand on the current developments in Yugoslavia, >Baburin said he and others who share his views in Russia wholeheartedly >support those forces in Yugoslavia which care for the independence and >prosperity of their country. Expressing certainty that Yugoslavia citizens >would once again make the right choice, Baburin said no-one should be stripped >of the possibility to live in line with their views on the world and its >organization, and to protect their homeland and its national interests. The >party statement said the United States and its old allies and new satellites >in Europe were constantly stepping up pressure on the Yugoslav legitimate >authorities and people, ahead of the Yugoslav elections set for September 24, >with the objective of imposing their political will on the Yugoslav >electorate. The basic purpose of this pressure is to prevent Yugoslav >citizens, by all possible means, from again giving their vote of confidence to >President Slobodan Milosevic, and thus, allegedly legally, removing from >office the only leader in the Balkans who has not yielded to the will of the >west, the party statement said. > >ZYUGANOV ON ELECTIONS IN YUGOSLAVIA MOSCOW, September 20 (Tanjug) - Russian >Federation Communist Party (KPRF) President Gennady Zyuganov said on Tuesday >during a meeting and talks with Yugoslav Ambassador to Russia Borislav >Milosevic that the Duma KPRF deputies would meet all their obligations as >observers at the upcoming elections in Yugoslavia. Milosevic informed >Zyuganov, on the grounds of reports available to the public, about the plans >to destabilize the situation in Yugoslavia in the event of an outcome of the >presidential, federal and Serbian local elections set for September 24 which >would be unfavourable for the west, the KPRF Press Service said. Zyuganov >resolutely condemned attempts by western countries to interfere in the >election process in Yugoslavia, describing this as "direct pressure on >voters." "We will respect the choice of the Yugoslav people made at the >upcoming elections, and will continue contributing as much as we can to the >development of the brotherly relations between our states," Zyuganov said. > > _______________________________________________________ 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] _______________________________________________________
