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Show ram The Daily Herald A Monday, November 29, 1993 n man war By ROBERT Iranian hijacker surrenders in Iraq J. He called the EC proposal a "positive step in the right direction even though it's loaded with double standards." But he said continued sanctions against W1ELAARD Associated Press Writer GENEVA - An NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) Iranian hijacker surrendered today after diverting an Iranian aircraft with 38 people on board to southern Iraq, news reports said. ' The Iraqi News Agency said the man surrendered six hours after p the Fokker Friendship 7 owned by Iran's Oil Ministry landed in Basra. It did not say whether any of the passengers were injured, but said the hijacker had requested asylum in Iraq or any other country. His wife and five children were reported to be on the flight. " The report, which was monitored in Cyprus, said the plane was allowed to land in Basra after a request from Iranian officials. Tehran radio said the plane took 'off from Gachsaran in central Iran at 7:55 a.m. with 35 passengers ;and three crew members and was h .headed for Ahvaz in the twin-pro- F-2- The European Community oudined its latest plan for peace in the former Yugoslavia today when the warring factions met for the first time since talks collapsed in September. The plan proposes to ease U.N. trade sanctions if Serbia can persuade Serbs to relinquish 3 to 4 percent of their territorial gains in a. The sanc- Serb-dominat- ed would not stop fighting in central Yugoslavia Muslim-Cro- at Bosnia. "We must wait no longer, but create the conditions which will make it possible, if not to reach a complete settlement, at least to lay the foundations for an overall solution," Foreign Minister Willy Claes of Belgium told the confer- Bosnia-Herzegovin- tions have devastated Serbia's economy since they were imposed ence. The EC wants all sides to stop interfering with aid deliveries and to find a political settlement for in 1991. President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia, a power broker in the Bosnian war, demanded that sanctions be suspended immediately and urged Bosnia's Serbs, Croats and its Muslim-le- d government to reach a peace agreement. th parts of Croatia Serb-occupi- known as Krajina. The community also says Serbs must allow the reopening of the airport in Tuzla, in eastern Bosnia, which is seen as key to distributing aid. The EC offered to send 50 civilians to run the airport. If these conditions are met, the EC "will work towards a gradual, conditional suspension of the sanctions" against Belgrade, the Serbi- an and Yugoslav capital, said Claes. Milosevic said Bosnia's government and Serbs should resolve the status of Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, and Croats and the government should strike a deal on access to the Adriatic for the landlocked Muslim state. The meeting was attended by the 12 EC foreign ministers, the presidents of Serbia and Croatia, envoys from the United States and Russia, and leaders of the three warring sides in Bosnia. The United States endorses the plan, but unenthusiastically. "This By NEJLA SAMMAKIA Associated Press Writer oil-ric- south. s; MOGADISHU, Somalia -Mohamed Farrah Aidid denounced the United Nations anew today and demanded it leave peacemaking in Somalia to a neutral body of African countries, international donors and Somalis. The faction leader also proposed that all political factions meet for talks in the Somali capital the first week of January. Aidid boycotted the latest U.N effort at peace, an international donors conference that started today in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Somali faction leaders were expected to meet Tuesday and : Honduras elects hew president r TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras From political prisoner to president, Carlos Roberto Reina celebrated his rise to power with a promise to clean up corruption and strengthen Honduras' fragile de- (AP) 'iTiocracy. "No more crooks in public -- ri is.. A af- fairs!" Reina shouted to screamfollowers after ing, his election late Sunday. "When you find a public thief, tell me. I have a machete here to cut off his flag-wavi- X 3 Wednesday on the sidelines. Ethiopian President Meles Zen-aopened the conference with a blunt warning to Somali factions that the international community is fed up with their inability to work together. If the factions keep fighting "you will all go under, taking V 'fingers." But Reina, 67, an attorney who favors a free market tempered by government social programs, faces a major challenge: with the country's military. ' Reina 's chief rival, Oswaldo ul Somalia with you down the drain," he aid. But Somalia's chief rivals, Aid-i- d and Ali Mahdi Mohamed, were not there to hear the advice. Aidid previously said he was boycotting the conference because U.N. forces have not freed three top aides and five other supporters. His delegation stayed away from the opening session to further protest the detentions. of the ruling National Ramos Soto Party, conceded defeat and offered congratulations, a remarkably calm handover of power between two parties that have often fought civil wars. AP Photo r newspaper man sells afternoon editions announcing the new PRI presidential candidate Sunday in Mexico City. Presidential elections are scheduled for August 1994. joins Panama's race A PANAMA CITY Panama (AP) Panama's presidential race has a new face: a Haryard-educate- d singer and actor, who has spent much of the past twp decades in the United States. . Ruben, Blades ended months of speculation when he accepted the bid Sunday from his Papa Egoro party, whose name means "Mother Earth" in the indigenous Cuna language. About a dozen parties are expected to field candidates for the May 8 election. President Guiller-m- o Endara has said he does not want to be among therru His popularity has slipped to single digits in some polls. Blades, 44, promised to end widespread corruption and to decentralize the economy and government in order to give Panama's rural provinces a chance to develop. Political opponents criticize him for being away from Panama for most of the 1970s and '80s. Mexico's dominant party Singer-acto- -- r- ! : dent in office and announced by the party. "Once again we are seeing one of the most offensive dis- MEXICO CITY - Mexico's dominant political party picked -- tion since it was founded in 1929, although it came close last time. During the recent debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement, critics like Ross Perot cited Mexico's political system and charges of as evidence the country was undemocratic. Yet as Mexico has tried in recent years to improve its tarnished image abroad through political reforms, PRI's margin of victory has been getting slimmer. President Carlos Salinas de Gortari won with 51 percent of the vote in 1988, compared to 70 percent and more tallied by his predecessors. Still, with PRI backing, Colosio becomes the' instant to become the country's next leader in elections Aug. ! Violence kills 40 In South Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) Fifty assailants armed with automatic rifles and pistols attacked a police station in a black township, sparking fierce gunbat- : ties that killed two people, police ; said today. Ten men were arrested after ; ; Sunday night's clashes in a townJoship and squatter camp east of hannesburg. . In eastern Natal province, seven ' people died in an overnight attack I on a rural settlement that is an i African National Congress strong-- ; hold, police and the independent Human Rights Commission reported. The dead were among 40 blacks killed in weekend political violence nationwide. More than 1 ; 000 blacks have died in politically motivated clashes the past three years. Police blame most violence between the on a nation'i two main black groups, the Inkatha Freedom Party and the ANC. 1 power-strugg- le front-runn- er 24. He faces a formidable challenge from Cuauhtemoc Cardenas of the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party, who nearly won the presidency in 1988. Cardenas' late father, Lazaro Cardenas, was one of Mexico's met revered presidents. Cardenas' followers bolted the PRI in 1987 to protest the and autoparty's of cratic way tapping candidates. The PRI s candidate usually is chosen by the presi high-hande- d BERLIN Germans tuning in to a new U.S. -- backed local TV station on its first day could watch a religious service, a horse race, a Gina Lollobrigida movie, David and Janssen in "The Fugitive" commercials. The competition is not happy. Claiming to be the first local commercial station in Germany, 1 A i5 aimed at the 6 million people in the German capital and roundings. Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen pushed a button to start the broadcast Sunday and wished 1A "good cooperation" with Ger- . cate continuing Salinas' policies to modernize Mexico, raise the standard of living and back NAFTA, the e pact with the United free-mark- vote-tamperi- I Associated Press Writer debate. Colosio, 43, is a native of northwestern Sonora state and a close friend of Salinas. He holds masters and doctorate degrees in urban economic deveW opment from the University of Pennsylvania. Colosio will resign his Cabinet post as Secretary of Social Development to enter the campaign. He is expected to advo- lost a single presidential elec- et South African groups undecided about elections free-trad- , States. "I belong to the generation of change, the generation led by' Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who initiated the policies and programs that I wholly believe and share in," Colosio said Sun. ' day. Colosio coordinated Salinas' 1988 campaign, then was entrusted by Salinas with reform- -' ing the party to make it competitive in a more open political atmosphere. Salinas, meanwhile, has been pushing to eliminate political favoritism and corruption and to give outsiders greater access to public jobs. r Opposition parties said' the choice of Colosio shows he has not done enough. The conservative National Action Party declared Salinas incapable of "running the risk of an internal democratic process." 1 -- Croats would have gotten 18 percent. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has ruled out any further territorial concessions. But he has said he is ready to exchange land near the Bosnian capital Sarajevo for three eastern Bosnian enclaves held by the Bosnian government. The government rejects that idea. U.N., 3 to 4 "The situation in Bosnia is so tragic and the possibilities of disaster this winter so strong that we have to make a renewed effort," British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said on arrival here. But he added, "In the end the only people who can stop the fighting are the people who are doing the fighting." The EC proposal includes a vague threat to use military force against renegade troops that violate a Nov. 18 agreement to provide safe passage to U.N. aid convoys. The EC would like nations to send 4,000 to 6,000 more peacekeeping troops to Bosnia. proposes talks Ali Mahdi's representatives did attend the session. It was unclear why Ali Mahdi, who controls northern Mogadishu, stayed away . Aidid spoke to reporters at his Somali National Alliance faction compound in southern Mogadishu, his stronghold. It was his first news conference since the United Nations suspended a warrant for his arrest two weeks ago. He rejected a committee set up Bou-tro- s by U.N. Secretary-GenerBoutros-Gha- li at that time to investigate last summer's attacks on U.N. forces. The attacks initially were blamed on Aidid. Aidid declared a cease-fir- e against the United Nations after a firefight in early October that killed more than 300 Somalis and 18 American soldiers. He since has repeatedly warned U.N. troops to stay out of Somali politics. "We welcome all humanitarian relief organizations, they are the only ones that did any good," he said, after reading in English his protest and appeal from a printed declaration. He also answered questions in English. Despite his resistance to the United Nations' presence, this is the first time he has asked to have the U.N. force replaced by an independent body. His call for a meeting of factions in January was the, first explicit program he presented for national reconcilia al tion. "The SNA proposes to all Somali political organizations that we come together in Mogadishu the first week of January," he said. "Before that, a committee of all political factions must propose an agenda, to come up with a concrete and lasting solution." There was no immediate reaction from other factions. Factions allied with Ali Mahdi have insisted Aidid disarm his militia before talks. Aidid says all factions must disarm at the same time. Aidid also accused the United Nations of provoking war in Somalia, of "launching brutal attacks against defenseless people. He charged the international body with instigating conflict among the Somalis. "They ally themselves with certain groups by financing them and arming them against others, to prevent Somali reconciliation," he said, citing as evidence recent inter-clan clashes in the central town of Baidoa over representation in new U.N. sponsored district councils. Following a peace conference in Addis Ababa last March, most of the political factions and regions set up councils planned by the United Nations as a first step toward a transitional national government. Aidid has boycotted the effort, claiming the Somali people were not being represented fairly. -- ed By LARRY THORSON plays of presidential power," Cardenas said after the PRI announced Salinas choice Sunday. He challenged Colosio to a Luis Donaldo Colosio, the country's U.S. educated social welfare chief, as its presidential candidate, making him instantly the man to beat in 1994. The Institutional Revolutionary Party, known by its Spanish initials PRI, has not officially Serbs control about 70 percent of land in Bosnia. They were prepared to settle for 5 percent under another U.N. negotiated plan that was rejected in September by Bosnia's Muslim-le- d government. The plan would have given the government 31 percent of the republic, twice what it now controls. percent of Bosnian the EC is asking that territory Serbs to give up does not refer to a specific region; it is a figure for the sake of bargaining. The local TV station draws fire from competition in Germany U.S.-baclc- announces candidate By BILL CORMIER Associated Press Writer itatry." denounces Aidid T another shot" at peace, U.S. special envoy Charles Redman said in Geneva. "It is worth giving is just JOHANNESBURG, South AfBlack and white rica (AP) groups seeking autonomy in post-aparthe- id South Africa ended a the government towith meeting about whether undecided still day to take part in April 27 elections. . A representative of the Freedom Alliance, Stephen Maninger, described the meeting as "quite encouraging" but gave no details. Time is running out for the Alliance to make a decision. The African National Congress, the governing National Party and other groups have been campaigning tirelessly nationwide, and Alliance parties will need to rush their campaigns if they decide to join the vote. many's big public broadcasters. But the first comment from that sector was negative. A report Friday on ZDF, one of two public channels funded by viewers' fees, cast a sharply questioning eye on the style of American commercial TV and on the ambitions in eastern Europe of the U.S. backers of the new station. "Could it be," asked Luiza Braun, host of the "Aspekte" culture program, "that this American way of broadcasting, though it is presented so democratically, has totalitarian aspects?" Never before have so many people in the world been able to see the same films, read the same books, hear the. same music and watch the same television, Ms. Braun said, adding that that was a quote "not from Comrade Stalin, but from the U.S. media company that owns about 22 percent of 1A. The same portion is held by Time-Warner- ," Hungarian-America- n financier George Soros. CEDC, a company headed by former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Mark Palmer, owns about 43 percent. A German commercial radio pioneer, Ulrich Shamoni, hojds 10 percent, and a Munich-base- d firm has a small share. Palmer, whose company also is building an office complex in Berlin at the site of the former Check- point Charlie, called the ZDF commentary "ludicrous," "amusing" and "annoying." In a telephone interview, he said 1A will have less American programming than the public networks or the national commercial networks, which have pulled ahead of the public broadcasters in audience ratings. "The success of local television is to be close to the local market and try to figure out what interests people have and provide that," Palmer said. "We're a typical local station, with lots of local features, local sports and local adver- tising." He believes local stations will fill a gap no Germans cared to enter. Shamoni, who started a popular in Berlin, came to him in 1990 with the idea of local commercial television. Palmer said. "I worked for three years to find German investors ... and didn't find a one except Shamoni." radio station Wondering how to pay for Christmas? pro-electi- InOn Sunday, the Zulu-base- d one of the katha Freedom Party set several main Alliance parties conditions for its participation. 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