Date : 13/10/2000
U.S. AGREES TO REOPEN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE
SARAJEVO, OCT 13 (KUNA) -- THE UNITED STATES AGREED TO REOPEN IT EMBASSY IN
BELGRADE IN A STEP TO SUPPORT THE NEW DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN
YUGOSLAVIA, AN AMERICAN DEPLOMAT IN BELGRADE SAID ON FRIDAY.
IN A STATEMENT FOR KUNA, THE AMERICAN DEPLOMAT IN CHARGE OF THE YUGOSLAVIAN
FILE WILLIAM MONTGOMERY SAID THAT CLINTON'S ENVOY JIM O'BRIEN INFORMED
YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT VOJISLAV KOSTUNICA DURING MEETING HIM LAST NIGHT THAT
WASHINGTON DECIDED TO LIFT SOME OF THE SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON YUGOSLAVIA AND IT
WILL STUDY LIFTING THE REST.
MONTGOMERY STRESSED THAT THE UNITED STATES WANTS TO SEE DEEP AND EFFECTIVE
CHANGES IN YUGOSLAVIA, NOTING THAT THESE POSITIVE CHANGES WILL INCREASE THE
AMERICAN SUPPORT.
HE ADDED THAT THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIAN REGIME ISOLATED BELGRADE FROM THE
WORLD FOR TEN YEARS IN WHICH SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC'S GOVERNMENT WAGED WARS AND
SPARKED CONFLICTS THAT CREATED HORRIBLE DISASTERS IN THE REGION, HOPING THAT
BELGRADE WOULD RESTORE ITS RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS.
MONTGOMERY SAID THAT THE AMERICAN DELEGATION HEADED BY O'BRIEN ASKED THE
NEW YUGOSLAVIAN GOVERNMENT TO STICK TO DEMOCRACY AND RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND
TO RESPECT ITS NEIGHBOR COUTRIES RIGHTS AND VISIONS. (END)
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