Kostunica addresses the media

Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, right,
addresses media after a meeting with French
Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine, left,
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000.
(AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

 

Via telephone, panelists from Serbia discussed with Washington experts the new government's next steps toward creating stable relationships within the Yugoslav federation, the region, and with the international community.

The presentation was followed by questions from the conference room and the internet audience.


By Phone from Belgrade:

  • Anna Husarska
    International Crisis Group correspondent

  • Srdja Popovic
    Otpor Student Resistance Movement member

In Washington:

  • Peter Ackerman
    Crown Capital Group and Co-Producer of the recently aired PBS documentary A Force More Powerful

  • James Hooper
    Director, Washington Office, International Crisis Group

  • Branko Milanovic
    World Bank economist and G17 member

Chair:

  • Daniel Serwer
    Director, Balkans Initiative, U.S. Institute of Peace

 


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Media Inquiries should be directed to Burt Edwards (202.429.3878).

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