Transnational Issues Serbia and Montenegro
Disputes - international:
the Albanian government calls for the protection of the rights of
ethnic Albanians outside its borders in the Kosovo region of Serbia
and Montenegro while continuing to seek regional cooperation;
several ethnic Albanian groups in Kosovo voice union with Albania;
has delimited about half of the boundary with Bosnia and
Herzegovina, but sections along the Drina River remain in dispute;
in late 2002, Serbia and Montenegro and Croatia adopted an interim
agreement to settle the disputed Prevlaka Peninsula, allowing the
withdrawal of the UN monitoring mission (UNMOP), but discussions
could be complicated by the inability of Serbia and Montenegro to
come to an agreement on the economic aspects of the new federal union
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin moving to Western
Europe on the Balkan route; economy vulnerable to money laundering
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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@Seychelles
Introduction Seychelles
Background:
A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands
ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came
in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new
constitution and free elections in 1993. The most recent
presidential elections were held 31 August-2 September 2001.
President RENE, who has served since 1977, was re-elected.
Geography Seychelles
Location:
Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of
Madagascar