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Nothing new in the West, everybody looks at the East
May 14, 1999



Belgrade, 13th May (Tanjug) - So far, the leaders of the aggressor Alliance ignored the latest warnings of the Russian President Boris Yeltsin that Russia will leave negotiation process in the Balkans in case NATO does not show intention to recognize its proposals and mediating efforts.

According to the first assessments of European analysts, that ignoring is only a tactical move of the Alliance which now frenetically attempts to see through how the latest replacement in the Russian government will impact relations of the West and Russia and the role of Moscow in settling the Kosmet crisis.

Although there is no clear answer to these two questions, today we can hear a new, rather unusual assessment, as far as the dirty war against Yugoslavia is concerned, that the Kosmet future will be decided upon in the East, not in the West, in spite of the violence with which the criminal Alliance already for 50 days is shelling Yugoslav citizens with bombs and missiles.

This rather brave conclusion is supported by the fact that just Moscow and Beijing are in the focus of the attention due to their diplomatic endeavors and turns which instill hope that the problem will be soon solved in a peaceful and political way.

Analysts notice that in the East only peace is spoken about, just opposite to the West that still today speaks only about the war.

Many western media commentators notices that for the Alliance the main "justification" for continuing the aggression is the wish that "NATO must win".

Why NATO must win, wander the western media commentators today.

Instead of the reply, demands for "reconsidering the situation" and stopping of Yugoslavia bombarding are more loudly expressed.

Unconditional ceasing of bombarding is the main prerequisite equally pointed out in Moscow and Beijing and that, according to analysts, caused additional difficulties to the Alliance. Aggressors would like to come out of the bloody aggression, but it seems that they do not know how to do that. Besides, it is very important for them to save their honor, that is their credibility.

At the moment, completion of the aggression is, according to the assessment of Western commentators, the main stumbling block in diplomatic outwitting between the West and the East.

In such a situation, it is certain that diplomats of the G-8 states prepare in New York a draft resolution to be considered by the Security Council. However, the first version of the draft will see the light of the day not before Wednesday next week.

That is the first and, according to diplomatic circles in New York, the easiest step. All what comes afterwards would be much more difficult and complicated.

There is some possibility that G-8 foreign ministers negotiate that working paper. Diplomatic circles in New York estimate that, prior to G-8 ministers' approval, the text of the draft resolution would be sent to Belgrade for its opinion and only then to the Security Council.

The most unknown thing in this moment is what will happen with the draft at the Security Council. On one side are three permanent Security Council members, which are at the same time the aggressors on Yugoslavia. On the other side are Russia and China, who, as Yeltsin said, did not either start the war in the Balkans or participated in it and insist on peace. Each of these fife members has the right to veto in the Security Council and, therefore, there is fear that, even Belgrade approves the draft, someone could block it.

The text of the announced draft is, certainly, completely unknown since the job on formulating the resolution has just started. Besides, numerous people wander what will be the reaction of Belgrade.

Indirect answer to this question gave Milan's daily "Corriere della Sera" which writes that " maybe it is true that NATO has intelligent bombs, but we must admit that the Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has political intelligence".

Recalling to the recent bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, the commentator of this daily asks a question - what is that what Milosevic has done?

"Having perfect sense of time he used the weakness of NATO and announced partial withdrawal of his forces from Kosovo, keeping Clinton's words (statement of 3rd May) that he will stop bombarding in return", answers the commentator and adds that it is not all. Expressing its good will, Belgrade plays on the United Nations card, activates China and strengthens mediating position of Russia.

Anyhow, by partial withdrawal from Kosmet, Belgrade made "a move in the positive direction", concludes the commentator of the Milan's daily and says:

"It worth efforts to investigate with good intentions if there is any more space for flexibility in Belgrade, which circumstances could be created for the completion of the war which, as it looks like, torments NATO much more than Yugoslavia".

However, the problem is that the aggressors still do not show any sign of readiness for political compromise. On the other hand, many analysts say that for many times so far Belgrade expressed both political will and flexibility for achieving peaceful solution for the Kosmet crisis and ceasing of the aggression. At the same time they warn that everything has its limit and that it can not be demanded from Belgrade " to go below the red line", as well as, that just the Alliance is expected to make moves in the direction of peace and compromise.

So far, no hints that the Alliance moves in that direction. Instead, Washington, London and Brussels send new threats for accelerated air strikes on Yugoslavia. If there is anything new in these threats, then it is the fact that NATO aggressors do not apologize any more for hitting civilian targets. In fact, the criminals practically decided to destroy civilian targets and kill innocent people.

Thus, nothing new in the West.Therefore, many turn to the East.


 


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