| Washington, D.C., Nov. 28, 2000 – The Yugoslav Foreign Minister, Goran
Svilnovic and President Clinton and Secretary of State Albright’s Special
Adviser for Democracy in the Balkans, Jim O’Brien, will examine the future
of U.S.-Yugoslav Relations with other guests in a live program at the Voice
of America (VOA) on Tuesday, December 5 at 10:30 a.m. Other in-studio
guests include Dr. Susan Woodward, Senior Research Fellow at King’s College,
University of London and Obrad Kesic, Director of Government Affairs for
ICN Pharmaceuticals.
The panel will take questions from a live studio audience as well as
from reporters in Belgrade. Discussion of the obstacles and opportunities
faced by the new Yugoslav administration from U.S., European and
Yugoslav perspectives will be carried live on the Internet and through
the WORLDNET Television satellite network.
VOA’s Serbian Service Chief,
Maja Drucker will moderate the discussion of key issues faced in U.S.-Yugoslav
relations which will take place in VOA’s Studio 47.
VOA’s Serbian Service serves
a vital role getting free, accurate, and objective information into the
former Yugoslavia. According to the latest survey figures on international
radio listening in Yugoslavia, during the crisis that toppled Slobodan
Milosevic, Serbians relied heavily on the Voice
of America for news of the fast-breaking events in their own country.
More precisely, during the ten-day perio`d following the September 24,
2000 elections, between 20 percent and 30 percent of the general population
reported tuning in to VOA Serbian to follow
the news. VOA broadcasts two hours
per day of Serbian
radio programs including a half-hour radio/television simulcast.
Interested media representatives should contact
VOA’s
Office of External Affairs at (202)619-2538 for further details.
Contact: Tish King
Phone: (202)619-2786 |
