BUSH CONGRATULATES YU. OFFICIALS ON ANNIVERSARY OF MILOSEVIC'S FALL

BELGRADE, Oct 5 (Hina) - U.S. President George Bush on Friday congratulated Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica and Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic on the first anniversary of toppling Slobodan Milosevic and his regime. In separate telegrams, Bush congratulates the two officials on the first anniversary of the victory over tyranny, saying the brave acts which led to a peaceful replacement of the Milosevic regime will remain an inspiration for all. In the telegram to Djindjic, Bush says such inspiration lies also in the fact that Milosevic was extradited to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. The United States president is counting on Kostunica's and Djindjic's help in the struggle against global terrorist networks, which he says represent a threat to all democratic countries. Bush is confident Serbia and Montenegro will succeed in resolving their differences quickly and equally, within the context of a reformed democratic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The U.S. president says his country appreciates the efforts the Yugoslav and Serbian governments are investing towards constructive cooperation with the United Nations administration in Kosovo. Bush urges the two governments to encourage Serbs in the southern province to register for a parliamentary ballot next month. (hina) ha