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[Agron Alibali]

16] SERBIAN PREMIER'S VISIT TO U.S. INCONCLUSIVE
Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic told reporters in
Washington on 22 March that the U.S. government still
"needs time" before deciding by 31 March on whether to
extend the rest of a $100 million aid package to
Belgrade (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 19 March 2001).
Djindjic stressed that he met with a wide range of
people from public life, including Secretary of State
Colin Powell. A State Department spokesman said that
Powell "welcomed the steps that have been taken [by
Belgrade] since their last meeting and stressed the
importance of continued progress. The administration
has not taken a decision on certification [on whether
Belgrade meets Washington's conditions]. We expect to
address the issue next week," Reuters reported.
Djindjic faced tough questions during his visit. These
included: Is the Serbian government really so busy
that it cannot arrest one man -- former President
Slobodan Milosevic -- and put him on a plane? Another
question was: Why does Serbia continue to have an
indicted war criminal -- President Milan Milutinovic
-- as head of state? PM 

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