BELGRADE,18 June C O N T E N T S : YUGOSLAVIA - QATAR - APPEAL FOR EQUALITY IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY - QATAR PM RECEIVES MINISTER JOVANOVIC YUGOSLAVIA-SOUTH AFRICA - DEPUTY YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER ENDS VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA * * * YUGOSLAVIA - QATAR APPEAL FOR EQUALITY IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DOHA, June 17 (Tanjug) - Qatar has always been against sanctions, regardless of the country in question, because they do not solve any problems but in fact create new ones, Qatar Foreign Minister Ahmad bin Abdulah al-Mahmoud said in talks with Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic in Doha on Saturday. The Yugoslav minister's official two-day visit to Qatar, and Friday's working visit to Cairo and talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, have confirmed that Yugoslavia has good relations with Arab countries. These relations, it was demonstrated today in talks with the foreign minister, and with Finance, Economics and Trade Minister Yousef Hussein Khamal, are characterized by mutual respect and urging for an equal position in the international community for all countries, regardless of their size, economic or military power. Jovanovic and al-Mahmoud confirmed the two countries' similar stands on terrorism and the methods for fighting this evil of the modern world. Terrorism is always terrorism, and the approach to its uprooting cannot be partial and with the use of double standards, it was heard at the talks. The Jovanovic-al-Mahmoud meeting was the first held at this level between the two countries since they established diplomatic relations in 1989. That is why the bulk of the talks was devoted to getting acquainted with key moments in the development of the two countries. Qatar and Yugoslavia see the world's future in the realization of peace and stability, with the preservation of state equality, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and respect for the principle of non-interference in internal affairs. Minister Jovanovic informed his host about the fiasco of the United Nations mission in the Yugoslav republic of Serbia's Kosovo and Metohija province, the consequences of the NATO aggression on Yugoslavia, the region and Europe in general, and stressed the speedy renewal and modernization of the country. Jovanovic devoted much attention in the talks to the expansion of economic and other forms of cooperation with the host country. QATAR PM RECEIVES MINISTER JOVANOVIC DOHA, June 18 (Tanjug) - Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Abdal bin Khalif Al-Thani received Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic in Doha on Sunday and expressed satisfaction in cordial terms at the first official visit to Qatar of a Yugoslav delegation since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1989. The sides agreed regarding principles which should govern relations in the international community and that all countries must be equal, regardless of size or power. Sheikh Abdal Al-Thani said he was familiar with the legitimate rights of Yugoslavia to reactivate its membership in the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations, which he said could not be questioned in any way. He showed keen interest in Yugoslavia's foreign policy stands, relations with neighbours, the situation in Yugoslavia and its economy. The Qatar prime minister also wanted to know about the situation in Serbia's Kosovo and Metohija province, about which Minister Jovanovic informed him in detail. Jovanovic explained that the essence of the Kosovo crisis was not alleged protection of human and minority rights, but separatism and terrorism which is backed from abroad. Jovanovic said that after many years of systematic painting of a false picture about Yugoslavia's intentions and policy, facts were now being revealed and the truth told. That negative picture had been created with the intention of causing a destabilization of the region, dismembering states, so that it could be easier to manipulate the region, Jovanovic said. The sides underscored the importance of the presence so far of Yugoslav companies in key infrastructure and other projects in Qatar. Expectations were expressed that even more Yugoslav companies and experts would find their place in the attractive Qatar market. This expectation was also expressed in talks between Jovanovic and Minister of Power, Industry, Electricity, and Water Abdullah bin Hammad Al-Atiyah. YUGOSLAVIA-SOUTH AFRICA DEPUTY YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER ENDS VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA PRETORIA, June 18 (Tanjug) - Deputy Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zoran Novakovic on Saturday ended a three-day visit to South Africa at the invitation of Aziz Pahad, the deputy foreign minister of this friendly and most developed country in the continent of Africa. During long and friendly talks with his host, Novakovic conveyed a message from Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic to South African Foreign Minister Nkozana Zuma. There was an exhaustive exchange of views on current international relations, the nature of globalization and a unipolar world. The sides agreed it was necessary to work together on preserving and reaffirming the Charter, the original principles and place of the United Nations, and that Yugoslavia should again become active in the Non-Aligned Movement. The South African side carefully and respectfully received a report on the failure of the United Nations mission in Serbia's Kosovo and Metohija province, the abuse of the mission by its head Bernard Kouchner, and the Yugoslav government's strong demand to the U.N. Security Council to secure full implementation of Resolution 1244. During the meeting, the sides agreed on a protocol on cooperation between the two foreign ministries and the imminent concluding of a series of inter-state agreements aimed at promoting cooperation, especially in the area of economics. Novakovic was received on Saturday also by Prime Minister Ezop Pahad. They discussed issues in connection with the development of bilateral cooperation and cooperation in international relations which is of mutual interest, especially within the Non-Aligned Movement. __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
