> > >MOSCOW, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Following is a Reuters translation of Vladimir >Putin's statement on Yugoslavia, issued by the Kremlin on Monday while the >Russian president was en route to India for a visit. > >The development of the situation in Yugoslavia is being followed with deep >concern in Russia. The mounting escalation tied to the election held there on >September 24 threatens to grow into a direct confrontation in society fraught >with unpredictable consequences. Such a development of the situation >contradicts the interests of the peoples of Yugoslavia, stability in the >Balkans and in Europe as a whole. > >Russia, as a true friend of Yugoslavia, cannot sit on the sidelines at this >moment of responsibility. Guided by high feelings of friendship and closeness >between our peoples, as president of Russia, I am prepared to receive in the >next few days in Moscow both candidates who have gone through to the second >round: the President of (Yugoslavia) S. Milosevic and the leader of the >Democratic Opposition of Serbia V. Kostunica, to discuss means of finding a >way out of the current situation. > >07:09 10-02-00 > >Copyright 2000 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or >redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is >expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters >shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any >actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted >by AOL. > > > _______________________________________________________ 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] _______________________________________________________
