BELGRADE, 12 June 2000 C O N T E N T S : YUGOSLAVIA - SIRYA CONDOLENCES OF PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC FOR DEATH OF ASSAD CONDOLENCES OF BULATOVIC TO SYRIAN PREMIER YUGOSLAVIA - CHINA YUGOSLAVIA APPRECIATES GREATLY SUPPORT AND AID OF CHINESE PEOPLE GAO DIJAN LAYS WREATH AT TOMB TO UNKNOWN SOLDIER NEAR BELGRADE DEEPENING OF CHINESE-YUGOSLAV UNDERSTANDING, MUTUAL CONFIDENCE YUGOSLAVIA - RUSSIA CONGRATULATIONS OF BULATOVIC TO KASYANOV FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA UPPER HOUSE VERIFIES MANDATE OF DEPUTIES FROM SERBIA DIVIDED VICTORY OF RIVAL COALITIONS AT LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MONTENEGRO SERBIAN PROVINCE OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST ENSURE SECURITY OF SERBS * * * YUGOSLAVIA - SIRYA CONDOLENCES OF PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC FOR DEATH OF ASSAD BELGRADE, June 12 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic expressed his condolences for the death of Syrian President Hafez El Assad in a telegram to the Syrian people, leadership, and to the family of the deceased president of Syria, the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry said. CONDOLENCES OF BULATOVIC TO SYRIAN PREMIER BELGRADE, June 12 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Premier Momir Bulatovic has sent a telegram of condolences to Syrian Premier Muhamed Mustafa Meru with expressions of deepest sympathy for the death of Syrian President Hafez Al-Asad, the Yugoslav Information Ministry said. YUGOSLAVIA - CHINA YUGOSLAVIA APPRECIATES GREATLY SUPPORT AND AID OF CHINESE PEOPLE BELGRADE, June 12 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav parliament lower house president Milomir Minic and upper house president Srdja Bozovic hosted Sunday evening in the federation building in Belgrade an official dinner in honer of the president of the permanent committee of the Pan-Chinese People's Congress, Li Peng. Besides the delegation of the Pan-Chinese People's Congress, which arrived on a two-day official and friendly visit to Yugoslavia, the dinner was attended by representatives of the Yugoslav and Serbian governments, Serbian and Yugoslav parliaments, the Yugoslav Army, businessmen and public figures. Minic, in his toast, expressed sincere welcome to the distinguished guest, his wife and the parliamentary delegation of PR China, stressing that the visit marked the further development of good relations of the two states, founded in the joint declaration of friendship and cooperation between FR Yugoslavia and PR China, which was signed in November 1997 in Beijing by Presidents Slobodan Milosevic and Jiang Zeming. He pointed out that it confirmed the mutual interest and readiness for continuous, stable and long-term cooperation development. Responding to the toast, Li Peng said he felt the deep friendship of Yugoslavs towards the Chinese people and assessed that last year, fighting for the preservation of sovereignty and territorial integrity, Yugoslavia with an indomitable spirit resisted the barbarian aggression of the largest world military block. Pressing for the uninterrupted development of relations with Yugoslavia, in the economic, cultural, scientific-technological and other fields, "on the basis of the five principles of peaceful coexistence," he recalled that China and Yugoslavia have a similar historical experience in fighting foreign aggression and that they appreciate greatly sovereignty and territorial integrity which they did not obtain easily. "China is ready, along with other peace-loving countries, including Yugoslavia, to devote to the establishment of a new international political and economic order, and to give its contribution to the creation of a better future for mankind," Li said. GAO DIJAN LAYS WREATH AT TOMB TO UNKNOWN SOLDIER NEAR BELGRADE BELGRADE, June 12 (Tanjug) - Envoy of the President of the Pan-Chinese People's Congress Li Peng, member of the permanent committee and president of the Congress commission for agriculture and rural areas, Gao Dijan laid a wreath on Monday at the Tomb to the Unknown Soldier on Mt Avala, some ten km. from Belgrade. "Those who gave their lives for their state will leave an eternal mark in history," Gao wrote down in the book of remembrance. Gao Dijan, after the wreath-laying, saluted an honourary guard unit. Accompanying the Chinese delegation were Yugoslav parliament defense and security committee chairman and Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) deputy grouping president in the lower house, Milutin Stojkovic, and a representative of the Yugoslav Army, Gen. Ljubisa Stojimirovic. The delegation of the Chinese parliament, headed by Chinese parliament president Li Peng, arrived on Sunday on an official visit to Yugoslavia. DEEPENING OF CHINESE-YUGOSLAV UNDERSTANDING, MUTUAL CONFIDENCE BEIJING, June 12 (Tanjug) - Leading Chinese media is giving marked publicity to the visit of the president of the Chinese National People's Congress (parliament), Li Peng, to Yugoslavia. Li Peng, the leading daily Renmin Ribao said, underlined he was "looking forward to the upcoming in-depth talks with top Yugoslav leaders, and to extensive contacts with friends from different fields of life." The news agency Xinhua gave prominence to the upcoming meeting of Li Peng with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. The press said that the goal of the meeting was to look into ways for expanding cooperation of the two countries, the president of the Chinese parliament said. In Beijing are emphasized also the words of the president of the Chinese parliament that China is consistently pursuing an independent peace-loving foreign policy and that it is ready to make joint efforts with the government and people of Yugoslavia, to constantly encourage the upgrading of Yugoslav-Chinese relations to a higher level. Chinese reports from Belgrade emphasize the very warm and friendly welcome reserved for the Chinese delegation at Belgrade airport and announce Li Peng's address to Yugoslav parliament deputies. Beijing has already assessed that Li Peng's visit represents a "very important event in the history of Chinese-Yugoslav relations." YUGOSLAVIA - RUSSIA CONGRATULATIONS OF BULATOVIC TO KASYANOV BELGRADE, June 12 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav Prime Minister Momir Bulatovic has sent, on the occasion of the national holiday of the Russian Federation - Statehood Day, cordial congratulations to the Russian Prime Minister, Mihail Kasyanov, the Yugoslav Information Ministry said. Prime Minister Bulatovic said he was confident that bilateral cooperation between the two countries and the traditionally close and friendly peoples will be further developed and strengthened successfully, and in that way help strengthen peace and stability in Europe and in the world. FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA UPPER HOUSE VERIFIES MANDATE OF DEPUTIES FROM SERBIA BELGRADE, June 12 (Tanjug) - The Chamber of the Republics (upper house) of Yugoslav federal parliament on Monday, at the first session of the first special session this year, has verified mandates for 20 newly-elected deputies to the chamber from the Serbian Assembly. In the chamber are also 20 deputies from Montenegro. Upper house president is Srdja Bozovic, a deputy from Montenegro, and the duties of vice-president will continue to be performed by Gorica Gajevic, whose mandate was confirmed at recent elections in the Serbian Assembly. She was elected to the upper house of Yugoslav parliament unanimously at the proposal of 10 deputies. The house, also unanimously, from the ranks of newly-elected deputies, elected members and chairmen of parliament working bodies. DIVIDED VICTORY OF RIVAL COALITIONS AT LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MONTENEGRO PODGORICA, June 12 (Tanjug) - At the local elections in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica and in the coastal town of Herzeg Novi, have won the two largest rival coalitions. According to ballots counted over the night, the coalition "For a Better Life" led by the current Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic has won in Podgorica, while the opposition coalition "Yugoslavia", which with the support of the Yugoslav Left and the Serbian Radical Party is headed by Yugoslav Prime Minister Momir Bulatovic, has won power in Herzeg Novi. In Podgorica, the coalition "For a Better Life" has won 50 percent of ballots, the coalition "Yugoslavia" nearly 40, and the Liberal Alliance 7.5 percent. The coalition "Yugoslavia," will have, most probably, 22 deputy mandates in Podgorica parliament, the coalition "For a Better Life" was more successful than at the previous elections and can count on 28 deputy mandates and the remaining four mandates will probably go to the Liberal Alliance. In Herzeg Novi, the coalition Yugoslavia won a convincing victory and with 19 deputy mandates, out of a total of 35, will dominate the municipality. The coalition For a Better Life will have 14 mandates, while the remaining two deputy mandates went to the Liberal Alliance. Municipal election commissions in Podgorica and Herzeg Novi will make public the first unofficial results during the day, and after that complete data will be processed from all polling stations. SERBIAN PROVINCE OF KOSOVO AND METOHIJA INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST ENSURE SECURITY OF SERBS KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, June 12 (Tanjug) - On Sunday evening in Kosovska Mitrovica was held a one-hour rally of protest to the international community called "One Year After," attended by several thousand Serbs. It was assessed that despite the arrival of the international forces (June 11, 1999) after the cessation of NATO's armed aggression (March-June), in the course of one year have been conducted an organized crime and genocide over Serbs because from Kosovo and Metohija have been expelled about 350,000 non-Albanians, killed or kidnapped thousands of Serbs, burned down or blasted about 50,000 houses and blasted at least 100 Serbian churches. At the protest rally it was said that Serbs must be ensured security, freedom of movement and economic development, that the kidnapped be released and the expelled who fled with the blessing of the international community returned. The protest rally ended peacefully without incidents. __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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