[ALBSA-Info] Milosevic gold stash denied

[Gazhebo at aol.com]

Milosevic gold stash denied

Athens and Nicosia denied yesterday that funds from the sale of Yugoslav 
state gold spirited to Switzerland on behalf of former President Slobodan 
Milosevic were channeled into Greek and Cypriot bank accounts.

"All necessary investigations were carried out, and nothing of the sort has 
been found," Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Panayiotis Beglitis said. He 
added that accounts in Greek banks belonging to close associates of Milosevic 
have been frozen. The amounts involved, Beglitis said, are "minimal."

"The government does not know anything about the case," a Cypriot government 
spokesman said.

A Belgrade public prosecutor has ordered an investigation into reports that 
Milosevic last autumn sent 173 kilos of gold to be sold in Switzerland. The 
proceeds are believed to have been sent to two companies in Greece and 
Cyprus, ending up in local bank accounts.