At 22:28 05.10.00 +0200, asgeirbj@student.sv.uio.no wrote:
>
>Emperors-clothes er raskt på bana med kommentarar:
>
> Since the elections on 24 September, the Democratic opposition has met
> with NATO officials in Sofia, Bulgaria. NATO Assistant Secretary General
> Paul Klaiber was in Sofia and Bucharest for high level discussions on
> security issues resulting from the elections. Barely reported in the
>media, an
> IMF donors' conference was held behind closed doors, Two leading
> "democratic" representatives presented their so-called "Letter of Intent", a
> plan for imposing harsh economic measure on Yugoslavia, to their IMF and
> World Bank leaders. And on the 4th of October, the Stability Pact for
> Southeastern Europe was meeting under its so-called "Title III" which
> pertains to "security issues." The elections and "transition" in Yugoslavia
> were on the agenda. The press reports do not confirm that the two
> "democratic: representatives stayed for these meetings. We suspect they
> did..
>
På "stabilitetspakt"-møtet onsdag vart det lova ein halv miliard dollar
berre frå USA i tilfelle regime-skifte, i tillegg kjem bidrag frå andre land.
Frå AOL og Reuters:
Yugoslavia neighbours reassured on Western aid
Reuters
Oct 4 2000 10:25AM ET
SOFIA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Balkan Stability Pact coordinator Bodo Hombach
told Yugoslavia's neighbours on Wednesday that aid promised to a democratic
regime in Belgrade would not come at their expense.
Hombach told a regional meeting on security issues under the Pact that
power in Yugoslavia should pass to the opposition's presidential candidate
Vojislav Kostunica which would enable Belgrade to be integrated into the
Pact's plans and get Western aid.
``Serbia's presence (in the Pact) will not mean that funds will be diverted
from other countries' projects, but will release more funds. The U.S. has
decided to allocate $500 million in that case and other countries have also
pledged funds,'' Hombach said. He gave no details.
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Men det er sjølsagt ikkje så reint få "strings attached", fleksibelt
formulerte lydighetskrav:
The West has said that sanctions against Belgrade would be lifted if
Milosevic is ousted but some experts say that Kostunica, a nationalist, has
yet to prove his democratic credentials.
Eg registrerer at mange tvilar på Kostunicas underdanighet, eg klarer
likevel ikkje heilt å tru på at han vil stritte særleg imot. Vi får sjå.
Asgeir Bjørkedal
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