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Problems in Kragujevac arms factory to be tackled
Kragujevac,
15 May 2004
The Serbian government and the Serbia-Montenegrin Council of Ministers will start resolving problems in Kragujevac’s arms factory Zastava Oruzje early next week, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has announced.
Vojislav Kostunica
Following a meeting behind closed doors with the management and trade union representatives, Kostunica told reporters that the factory’s problems are “part of the overall problem in the country’s military industry.” He said the Serbian government and the Council of Ministers will start talks on dealing with these problems as early as Tuesday, May 18.
Kostunica added that the visit to Zastava Oruzje shows the government’s political will to tackle these problems. According to him, the government will also define measures to help bolster production in the plant.
Trade Union Chairman Jugoslav Ristic said the participants in the meeting agreed on the government’s subsidies to the factory as well as on lifting a ban on contracts with the Serbia-Montenegrin Army and police.
Kostunica added that the visit to Zastava Oruzje shows the government’s political will to tackle these problems. According to him, the government will also define measures to help bolster production in the plant.
Trade Union Chairman Jugoslav Ristic said the participants in the meeting agreed on the government’s subsidies to the factory as well as on lifting a ban on contracts with the Serbia-Montenegrin Army and police.
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