>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Rozoff) >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:37:38 -0500 (CDT) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >The Independent (UK) >Serbs told: Vote out Milosevic to end sanctions >By Stephen Castle in Brussels >4 September 2000 >European foreign ministers yesterday postponed a review of sanctions >against Serbia until after this month's Yugoslav elections, holding out >the carrot of a radical policy shift should voters reject Slobodan >Milosevic. >At a meeting in Evian, France, EU ministers prepared a specific set of >offers, including financial assistance and trade concessions, to be >linked to the departure of President Milosevic's administration. >"The victory of democracy would lead to a radical revision of EU policy >towards Serbia in all its aspects," said Hubert Vedrine, foreign >minister of France which holds the EU's rotating presidency. >Officials said that details of the package will be made public before >the elections on 24 September. >However the divisive issue of Europe's sanctions against Serbia was >postponed yesterday, despite mounting pressure for a review, >particularly of the oil embargo which several countries believe is >causing hardship while enriching the Serb regime by driving up prices. >Although Britain, the Netherlands and the European Commission have been >alone in arguing for the maintenance of all sanctions, Robin Cook, the >Foreign Secretary, won support for a delay to a review. >Mr Cook said that lifting sanctions before the elections, as some >countries suggested, would be "a free gift" to President Milosevic. "We >do not want him to turn around and then say that Europe is conducting >business as usual," he argued. > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >BEST PRICES ON THE NET AT IMANDI.COM >Cheapest prices on new cars, insurance, airfare, maids, custom pc's, >mortgages, moving and more! Tell us what you want. We locate it for >free -- across town & across the country. >http://on.linkexchange.com/?ATID'&AID53 > _______________________________________________________ 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] _______________________________________________________
