Stronger Yugoslavia Remains Aloof
BELGRADE, Tue. (11.30 a.m.). —The Yugoslav Foreign Minister CM. Edward Kardelj) hailed Yugoslavia’s “improved” relations with the West today and denounced the Russian-led Cominform campaign against the Tito Government as designed “to destroy our independence and to subordinate us.”
He spoke oefore a joint session of, Yugoslavia’s policy during the past Parliament in one of the clearest ad-j year. claimed that increased trade redresses yet delivered vpighina Yugo-! lations and loans with the West were slavla’s delicate pnsi'u r> between East making Yugoslavia “stronger economand West. ically and politically.”
He emphasised repeatedly that Referring to the Cominform dispute Yugoslavia will avoid choosing sides he said Yugoslavia was “prepared to in any dispute between the two. come to an agreement but only on the M. Kardelj, who was reviewing basis of mutual respect and equality”.
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Northern Advocate, 28 December 1949, Page 5
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