Miroljub Labus

Brussels, June 19 (Beta) - Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus told the press he expected 45 donor countries and 27 international organizations to pledge $1.25 billion by the end of the donors' conference.

The EU have earmarked $530 million for the recovery of the FRY. The US "have promised" $181.6 million and the World Bank $150 million for the realization of infrastructure projects, the filling of the budget gap and the implementation of reforms in the FRY, High European Commission official Catherine Day said in Brussels.

The World Bank vice-chairman Johannes Linn said the bank was ready to pledge $580 million.

Day stressed that the EU would set aside $230 million for the construction and recovery of Yugoslavia's infrastructure and an additional $300 million for the implementation of macroeconomic reform and the filling of the budget gap.

Germany is ready to earmark some DM150 million for Yugoslavia's power supply system, transport, water supply system, health service and the reconstruction of infrastructure.

The British Government will provide the Serbian Government with DM15 million for social security payments, it is said in the statement issued by the British Embassy to Belgrade.

The British delegation attending the donors' conference confirmed its DM45 million technical assistance for supporting the programmes of economic and social reforms of the Serbian and Montenegrin governments.