BELGRADE, Oct 27 (Hina) - Yugoslav state officials from the ruling DOS coalition have unanimously supported a decision on organising a referendum on the status of Montenegro, stressing any decision the Montenegrin people make must be
respected. Dragoljub Micunovic, speaker of the lower house of the Yugoslav parliament and leader of the Democratic Centre, a DOS member-party, believes the referendum in Yugoslavia's smaller republic will bring a final solution to the current uncertain situation in the federation. Micunovic said the other republic, Serbia, should turn to its own problems and stop worrying about the survival of the federation because this was slowing down economic and institutional reforms. Yugoslav Interior Minister and Democratic Party vice-president Zoran Zivkovic expects the referendum will be held within "a reasonable deadline." Zivkovic believes Montenegrins will vote for the federation and "pragmatic
BELGRADE, Oct 27 (Hina) - Yugoslav state officials from the ruling
DOS coalition have unanimously supported a decision on organising a
referendum on the status of Montenegro, stressing any decision the
Montenegrin people make must be respected.
Dragoljub Micunovic, speaker of the lower house of the Yugoslav
parliament and leader of the Democratic Centre, a DOS member-party,
believes the referendum in Yugoslavia's smaller republic will
bring a final solution to the current uncertain situation in the
federation.
Micunovic said the other republic, Serbia, should turn to its own
problems and stop worrying about the survival of the federation
because this was slowing down economic and institutional reforms.
Yugoslav Interior Minister and Democratic Party vice-president
Zoran Zivkovic expects the referendum will be held within "a
reasonable deadline." Zivkovic believes Montenegrins will vote for
the federation and "pragmatically chose the path to Europe running
via the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."
Yugoslavia's Minister for Minorities, Rasim Ljajic, believes the
most dangerous option would be organising the referendum without
the consent of the Montenegrin Opposition. He thinks that before
organising a referendum, one has to solve the issue of the majority
which is necessary for the vote to be legally and politically
valid.
(hina) rml