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    ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

    Odraz B92 vesti (by 3 PM), February 2, 1997

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    LEADER OF LIBERATION ARMY OF KOSOVO

    Zahir Pajaziti, allegedly one of the leaders of The Liberation
    Army of Kosovo, was killed during an attack on Serb police near
    Vucitrn. Two more ethnic Albanians were killed and three policemen
    were wounded in an exchange of fire, according to official reports
    in Belgrade. The reports go on to say that there have been several
    arrests and seizures of evidence in connection with terrorism over
    the last few days. Large arsenals of weapons are also said to have
    been discovered.


    WE ARE NOT A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

    Police are raiding the homes of ethnic Albanians searching for
    Members of The National Movement For Liberation of Kosovo(NPOK),
    according to reports from the Information Centre in Kosovo on
    Saturday. The little -- known Albanian organization denied
    involvement in terrorist activity and links with the Liberation
    Army of Kosovo on Sunday. However their statement, published in
    the Albanian language weekly 'Koha', went on to describe them as a
    ``national liberation organization'' which sees armed struggle as
    the only way to free occupied Albanian territory. They criticized
    the Democratic Union of Kosovo for its ``pacifist propaganda.''


    IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT ON EDUCATION SHOULD BEGIN IN 10 DAYS

    Representatives of the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo have demanded
    that the Serbian authorities provide full school facilities for
    Albanian pupils as agreed in the 'Agreement on normalization of
    education' signed by Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and
    leader of the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo Ibrahim Rugova. The
    Albanian representatives gave the Serbian authorities 10 days to
    comply before they cancel the agreement, according to ``sources
    close to the participants'' at the meeting, quoted in the Pristina
    weekly in Albanian 'Koha' on Sunday.


    RISTIC: NAT WEST WILL WORK SO LONG AS WE PAY IT

    Ljubisa Ristic, president of the Yugoslav United Left (JUL),
    dismissed as mere speculation reports that the London-based
    company Nat West Market has decided to stop representing
    Yugoslavia in the negotiations over Yugoslav foreign debts. ``So
    long as we pay them, they will do their job without asking
    questions about our internal political affairs,'' Mr. Ristic told
    the 'Dnevni Telegraf' newspaper on Sunday. Mr. Ristic was on the
    Yugoslav negotiating team that made the deal with Nat West Market
    last year.


    MOCK: SERBIAN COMMUNISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

    Alois Mock, the former Austrian Foreign Minister, rejected
    allegations that the early recognition of Croatia, Slovenia and
    Bosnia Herzegovina as seperate states by Austria, Germany and
    others had precipitated the Bosnian war. In an interview with
    Croatian newspaper ``Vjesnik'' Mr. Mock said that ``Serbian
    Communists,'' namely ``Milosevic, his cronies and the army command
    headquarters'' were mainly responsible for the war. Talking about
    the issue of cooperation in South Eastern Europe, Mr. Mock
    described the current U.S. initiative as poor, badly drafted and
    motivated by U.S. competitiveness. He commented that the work
    could be done better and more cheaply by the UN Economic
    Commission for Europe.

    Prepared by: Marija Milosavljevic
    Edited by: Mary Anne Wood

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