ITALIAN PROSECUTORS TO INTERVIEW MILOSEVIC OVER TELECOM DEAL

ROME, April 8 (Hina/AR) - Representatives of Turin's prosecution will interview former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague's Scheveningen prison tomorrow in connection with the sale of Serbia's Telekom to Italy's Telecom, the Corriere della sera daily says on Monday. #L# An investigation was launched in Italy over suspicions that someone was bribed when Italy's Telecom bought a 29 percent interest in Serbia's Telekom. It is believed that Milosevic was familiar with the details of the EUR800 million deal, especially in view of the fact that part of the money was used to pay state officials' pensions and wages. The investigation was launched by the prosecution of Turin, which is the seat of the Italian Telecom. Several people were interrogated, including Srdja Dimitrijevic, a Serbian businessmen who brokered the deal. He said everything concerning the deal was legal. Italy's Telecom allegedly paid EUR15 million to the Mak Environment company for consulting services. The company, however, is no longer registered with Macedonia's Economic Court, and while it was, it was registered as dealing in cattle feed. According to Corriere della sera, Milosevic consented to meeting the Italian prosecutors tomorrow afternoon. (hina) ha