Weapons producers give deadline
27 December 2006
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KRAGUJEVAC -- Zastava weapons factory workers spent their second night inside the Kragujevac municipal parliament.
They have been protesting all week, asking the state to pay reparations for prohibiting the export of weapons to Armenia.
President of the factory’s union Jugoslav Ristić said that they are demanding discussions with someone who is familiar with the problems and procedure and known how these things work.
“The Defense Minister did not demonstrate this knowledge yesterday. It is important to say that Armenia is not under sanctions by the United Nations for weapons imports, nor is it under unilateral sanction by the US. These are the two lists respected by all weapons producers, here and abroad. This year and last year we exports to Armenia without problems.” Ristić said.
He said that if the government does not make a decision by Thursday, the gates of the company will be closed on Friday and all workers will be called to the parliamentary building, adding that no one will be able to enter the factory.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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KRAGUJEVAC -- Zastava weapons factory workers spent their second night inside the Kragujevac municipal parliament.
They have been protesting all week, asking the state to pay reparations for prohibiting the export of weapons to Armenia.
President of the factory’s union Jugoslav Ristić said that they are demanding discussions with someone who is familiar with the problems and procedure and known how these things work.
“The Defense Minister did not demonstrate this knowledge yesterday. It is important to say that Armenia is not under sanctions by the United Nations for weapons imports, nor is it under unilateral sanction by the US. These are the two lists respected by all weapons producers, here and abroad. This year and last year we exports to Armenia without problems.” Ristić said.
He said that if the government does not make a decision by Thursday, the gates of the company will be closed on Friday and all workers will be called to the parliamentary building, adding that no one will be able to enter the factory.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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