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Serbian self-government in Kosovo - a step towards elections

"If Serbs are granted self-government and if they are guaranteed that they will not be occupied by Kosovo Albanian civil organs or police, it will be a step towards participation in Kosovo elections", Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic told Monday's issue of Czech daily "Pravo"
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic
Serbian Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Marija Raseta-Vukosavljevic announced that Serbian roads would soon be up to the same level of quality as 10 years ago, thanks to foreign investments MORE

Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Dragan Veselinov and Chairman of the Israeli company Merhav Group Yosef Maiman signed a memorandum of understanding providing for investments in 20,000 ha of Vojvodina's irrigation system between 2001 and 2005 MORE

Serbian Finance Minister Bozidar Djelic stated on Friday, September 21 that he had launched an initiative for Yugoslavia's membership in the OECD during his talks with officials in Paris MORE

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, Minister of International Economic Relations Goran Pitic and Minister of Trade and Tourism Slobodan Milosavljevic informed Czech businessmen on the Serbian government's plans for stimulation of bilateral cooperation and creating a secure business environment MORE

Czech President Václav Havel and Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic issued a joint condemnation of terrorism in all its forms during their meeting in Prague on Friday, and the Yugoslav visitor requested that any policy which encourages terrorism be condemned as well, expressing the readiness of Serbia to join in the fight against this evil MORE

Czech and Serbian Prime Ministers Milos Zeman and Zoran Djindjic agreed in Prague to exert maximum stimulation of investment by Czech firms in Yugoslavia, and to encourage cooperation between private companies MORE

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic and Mercedes-Benz management representative and Daimler-Chrysler AG managing board member, Klaus Mangola, held broad talks on Wednesday about the introduction of Mercedes buses into Serbian public transport, investment in the Kikinda methanol factory and copper mines in Bor, as well as on training internships in foreign companies for Serbian professionals MORE

"The UN Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan gave their full support to the Yugoslav government's programme for solving the crisis in Kosovo", said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic, head of the Yugoslav delegation attending the UN Security Council session MORE

After a meeting with Christoph Zopel, state minister of the German Foreign Ministry, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic stressed the necessity for global condemnation of all forms of terrorism and political extremism, and supported political dialogue on all outstanding issues in the Balkans MORE

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic stated on Tuesday, September 18, after talks with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Janet Bogue, that he was promised support for economic reforms in Serbia despite altered global situation following terrorist attacks in the United States MORE

President of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly Lord Russell-Johnston said that he was encouraged with the meeting he had with Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, expressing his assurance that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia would soon be ready to enter the Council of Europe MORE

A FRY delegation headed by the Serbian Deputy Prime minister and southern Serbia and Kosovo co-coordinator, Nebojsa Covic, arrived in New York, to present its Program for the resolution of problems in Kosovo-Metohija at the meeting of the UN Security Council late this evening, Yugoslav time MORE

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said that the government would try to lure investments from foreign companies with high technology and trademarks, speaking at the two-day meeting "First Round table with the Serbian government" which opened on Monday, September 17 MORE

"We expect that we will become candidates for EU membership by 2004 and we have two years to meet the necessary conditions, some of which are difficult - creating political stability, and resolving the problems of our statehood and constitution. We need a strategic alternative and harmonization of relations if we want to receive full membership status in the EU by 2010", Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said at the "Reform Strategy" round table meeting in the Sava Center; the round table was organized by the Center for Liberal-Democratic Studies and the World Bank MORE

The Serbian government will protect Yugoslav Airlines as a national company until it recovers, and not allow it to go under, stated Serbian Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Marija Raseta - Vukosavljevic MORE

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djinjic congratulated the Yugoslav volleyball team on their European championship gold medal MORE

The DOS presidency failed to reach a final decision on Serb participation in Kosovo elections, but agreed it would insist on institutionalizing relations between the FRY and the UN Mission in Kosovo MORE

According to preliminary forensic reports, at least 48 bodies were found in Derventa mass grave near Bajina Basta, one female and 38 male bodies, while the sex of the remaining 9 victims is still unknown, it is said in a statement issued by Uzice District Court MORE

Finance Minister Bozidar Djelic announced that a new managing board of Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS) will be appointed in a month, and that there are still no grounds for abolishing the decree freezing salaries in public companies MORE

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic and government representatives toured the Macva district in Sabac, where they discussed a plan for the development of Serbia, local communities and municipalities by 2005 - 2010 with economic and community leaders MORE

The Serbian government strongly condemns politically motivated violence, especially terrorist attacks, said Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic MORE

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said in an interview for Belgrade's TV Politika, that the Serbian government was stable and that the situation in Serbia had improved in the past year, and added that if we continue at this pace "our work shall bear fruit next year" MORE

The Serb Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic declared that Kosovo was affected by humanitarian catastrophe: since the arrival of the NATO in the province 2,000 people had been killed or missing, so, as a result of the wrong politics of both sides, Kosovo was going through the worst ethnic cleansing in the past 300 years MORE

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the State Coordination Center for Kosovo-Metohija Nebojsa Covic stated in Vienna on Wednesday, September 13 that the institutionalization of Yugoslav relations with UNMIK and KFOR, after the Ground Safety Zone pattern, could contribute to rebuilding the trust of Kosovo Serbs MORE

Serbian Finance minister Bozidar Djelic said today that the tragedy that struck the US on Tuesday could adversely affect the global economy and therefore Yugoslavia as well, since the EU is Yugoslavia's biggest trade partner MORE

There will be a sufficient supply of meat and meat products on the domestic market and retail prices will be reduced by 10-15%, it was agreed at a meeting between the Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic and the largest Serbian meat producers and manufacturers MORE

Serbian Economy and Privatisation Minister Aleksandar Vlahovic said on Wednesday that an announcement seeking financial advisors for the privatisation of 11 more Serbian companies would be published in the Financial Times next week MORE

A presentation of the campaign "Turn to High Return", run by the Economy and Privatization Ministry to familiarize the general public with all aspects of privatization, was attended at Sava Centre on Monday by Economy and Privatization Minister Aleksandar Vlahovic, Serbian Prime Minister Dr Zoran Djindjic and His Excellency, Charles Crawford, British Ambassador to FRY MORE

In a few month's time, clear plan for restructuring and investment in enterprises of Pancevo chemical factory must be brought - said Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic on the occasion of his visit to Pancevo petro-chemical factory; he called the managing board of this factory and trade union representatives to help the Serbian government revive this enterprise MORE

Out of 29,951 workers on the payroll at Zastava in Kragujevac, around 14,000 are redundant, most of whom (8,904) have opted to join the Employment and Training Zastava Co. MORE

On September 10, the UN Security Council unanimously lifted arms embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, stripping away the last remaining international sanctions against the Belgrade authorities MORE

"By the end of the year, Railway Transport Enterprise Belgrade will receive €113 million in two international reconstruction credits", Serbian Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Marija Raseta-Vukosavljevic announced MORE












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