BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEIN ALBRIGHT MEETS PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO MILO DJUKANOVIC.
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BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEIN ALBRIGHT MEETS PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO MILO DJUKANOVIC.
- Title: BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEIN ALBRIGHT MEETS PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO MILO DJUKANOVIC.
- Date: 9th March 2000
- Summary: SARAJEVO, BOSNIA (MARCH 9, 2000) (REUTERS ACCESS ALL) 1. GV/MV/PAN: VARIOUS OF U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT SEATED IN TALKS WITH MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENT MILO DJUKANOVIC (5 SHOTS) 0.17 2. MV/PAN: DJUKANOVIC WALKING IN LOBBY AFTER TALKS 0.25 3. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENT MILO DJUKANOVIC: "The theme of our talks was the improvement of relations between Montenegro and the countries of the European Union. We also talked about the security of Montenegro - in view of the pressure in the media, and in the political and military arena, from Belgrade - and the course of democratic reforms." 0.57 4. MV/PAN: JOURNALISTS 1.01 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 24th March 2000 12:00
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- Location: SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
- Country: Bosnia
- Reuters ID: LVA4RJEREH27HKW97J9MFKUBL52I
- Story Text: United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
continued her visit to Bosnia on Thursday, meeting the
president of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic.
On the second day of her visit to Bosnia on Thursday
(March 9) U.S.Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic held talks in Sarajevo,
to discuss the security situation in Montenegro and the former
Yugoslavia.
Following their meeting Djukanovic said they had discussed
improving relations between Montenegro and the countries of
the European Union and the United States.He said he and
Albright had also discussed the security of Montenegro which
faces pressure from Belgrade to end its pro-Western stance.
Djukanovic's government is gradually edging away from
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's Serbian-dominated
federation in protest at his policies.
Montenegro, the last republic left with Serbia in
Yugoslavia, has distanced itself from Milosevic's government
since President Milo Djukanovic was elected in 1997.
Earlier this week Belgrade took first measures towards
imposing an economic blockade on Montenegro.
About 50 trucks lined up at Kolovrat, which marks the
administrative border line, and many more assembled in the
town of Prijepolje four km (three miles) away.
Police set up a checkpoint nearly two years ago to control
people and goods on their way to Montenegro but the first
signs of a total trade blockade were reported at the weekend.
Montenegro legalised the German mark as a parallel
currency last year to escape inflationary trends in Serbia.
Serb police retaliated by stopping certain goods from entering
Montenegro.
Montenegrin Economy Minister Vojin Djukanovic said a full
economic blockade on Montenegro was "another show of madness
of the Belgrade regime, which is deliberately harming
Montenegro".
He told Pobjeda that Montenegro would not retaliate by
closing its border to Serbia but would find alternative
markets to secure its needs.
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