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      ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

      Odraz B92 vesti (by 10 PM), April 18, 1997

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      NEWS BY 10 PM

        Eastern Slavonia Results Still Not Official  . . . . . . . .  22
        War on Black Economy Declared  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
        Klein In Belgrade On Monday  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
  15    Milosevic Meets International Businessmen  . . . . . . . . .  44
        Mira Markovic Calls for Moral Approach . . . . . . . . . . .  53
        SPO to Decide on Draskovic Candidacy . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
        Solana In Sarajevo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69

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      EASTERN SLAVONIA RESULTS STILL NOT OFFICIAL

      Official results have still not been released for last weekend's
      elections in Eastern Slavonia. Croatian state media report that
  25  the ruling HDZ party has won in the Vukovar City Council. This
      leaves the Independent Democratic Serb Party with control over
      nine of the enclave's twenty-seven municipalities. The Serb bloc
      had earlier claimed vitory in eleven electorates.

      The president of the Independent Democratic Serb Party, Vojislav
  30  Stanimirovic, will hold a news conference in Belgrade on Saturday.


      WAR ON BLACK ECONOMY DECLARED

      The Yugoslav Minister for Internal Trade, Milorad Mirkovic, said
      on Friday that the authorities would use all means of fighting the
      black economy, including customs officers, various inspections,
  35  police and even the army if necessary. ``This is the only way to
      reduce the black market to a normal level of about 10% of overall
      economic exchange from its present level of 40%,'' said Mr.
      Mirkovic.


      KLEIN IN BELGRADE ON MONDAY

  40  The head of the UN Transitional Administration for Eastern
      Slavonia, Jacques Klein, on Monday, April 21, will meet Serbian
      President Slobodan Milosevic, in Belgrade. After the meeting, Mr.
      Klein will hold a news conference in the UN Office in Belgrade.


      MILOSEVIC MEETS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMEN

  45  The Serbian President, Slobodan Milosevic, on Friday spoke to
      participants in an international business convention organized by
      the Yugoslav Chamber of Commerce. During the talks, Mr. Milosevic
      stressed that Yugoslavia was open for international economic
      cooperation, and that this would be to Yugoslavia's advantage. He
  50  advocated the overcoming of the present trading restrictions and
      the stimulation of customs and other economic concessions which
      could improve trading and integration processes.


      MIRA MARKOVIC CALLS FOR MORAL APPROACH

      A serious alliance of the left must be established in Serbia,
  55  according to Mirjana Markovic, wife of Serbian president Slobodan
      Milosevic. Ms Markovic, who is also president of the executive of
      the Yugoslav United Left, said on Friday that the alliance should
      promote the patriotic and moral interests of the country and its
      municipalities. The President's wife stressed that this was
  60  necessary because a section of the right wing, as a fifth column,
      was trying to destroy Yugoslavia.


      SPO TO DECIDE ON DRASKOVIC CANDIDACY

      The Central Committee of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) on
      Saturday will decide on the presidential candidacy of the party
  65  leader Vuk Draskovic. This was confirmed by senior SPO official
      Spasoje Krunic on Friday. Besides the candidacy of Mr Draskovic,
      the committee will also discuss preparations for the party's
      convention. The meeting will be held behind closed doors.


      SOLANA IN SARAJEVO

  70  NATO General Secretary Javier Solana arrived in Sarajevo on
      Friday, FoNet reports. Mr. Solana is visiting BiH at a time when
      some military officials of the NATO troops in Bosnia are wondering
      aloud whether the Alliance can withdraw from Bosnia without the
      risk of a new war.

  75  Prepared by: Goran Dimitrijevic
      Edited by: Steve Agnew

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