Fabrika veštaèkog djubriva HIP
AZOTARA, Pancevo, SR Yugoslavia,
teško ošteæena NATO agresijom na FR
Jugoslaviju

HIP AZOTARA
PANCEVO, JUGOSLAVIJA
16. April, 1999.

Upravni odbor Fabrike veštaèkog ðubriva HIP
- AZOTARA Panèevo, FR Jugoslavija, izdala
je 16. Aprila 1999. godine sledeæe

IZJAVA ZA NOVINARE

Prošle noæi, 15. Aprila 1999. godine, u 22:40
po Jugoslovenskom vremenu, vazdušni
napadi NATO-a pogodili su produkciona
postrojenja Fabrike veštaèkog ðubriva HIP -
AZOTARA, koji se teško mogu smatrati
vojnim ciljem.

Vazdušni napadi NATO-a su pogodili direktno
postrojenje Amonijaka i postrojenje
energetike i totalno uništili navedena
postrojenja. Zbog toga nije moguæe
nastaviti proizvodnju veštaèkog ðubriva za
duži period, jer su i druga postojenja
ošteæena od juèerašnjeg bombardovanja.

Na sreæu, mi smo u pravo vreme preduzeli
sve mere da zaštitimo graðane kao i okolinu.
U suprotnom, graðani Panèeva kao i okolna
sela bili bi žrtve najveæe ekološke
katastrofe. Sada, mi smo ubeðeni da je o v
o cilj nato bombardovanja.

NATO je sada posle ekološke katastrofe,
voðen genocidnim namerama, u suprotnom
oni bi poštovali Ratna pravila i principe i
držati se vojnih ciljeva! Ovo je bio strogo
civilan objekat!

Sudeæi prema procenama struènjaka,
ošteæenja su velikih razmera, i trebaæe nam
dosta novca i vremena da bi nastavili sa
proizvodnjom.

Usled sigurnosnih mera koje smo preduzeli u
pravo vreme sa velikom brigom i hrabrosti,
noæna smena operatora je bila sigurna i nije
bilo povreðenih do sada, bezobzira na
psihološke traume i stresne situacije koje su
bili svedoci.

Sudeæi prema Ratnim pravilima i poveljama
koje su sve potpisali, hemijske fabrike za
proizvodnju veštaèkog ðubriva nikad u istoriji
rata nisu bile mete, niti su ikad mogle biti
smatrane vojnim ciljevima. Bombardovanjem
kompanija za proizvodnju veštaèkog ðubriva
je najveæi ikad viðen ratni zloèin, pokazujuæi
svetu genocidne namere 19 agresorskih
zemalja.

Ovo je naš a p e l svim proizvoðaèima
veštaèkog ðubriva, kao i svim inženjerskim
kompanijama širom sveta da dignu njihov
glas protiv onih koji biraju mete i komanduju
napadima, s tim da su sasvim svesni
efektima takvih akcija na civile u toj oblasti,
izazivajuæi ekološku katastrofu.

Prestanak proizvodnje veštaèkih ðubriva æe
neizbežno delovati na proizvodnju hrane,
vodeæi ljude do gladovanja, koje je direktan
akt protiv svih graðana FR Jugoslavije.

Miralem Džindo
Fabrika veštaèkih ðubriva HIP - AZOTARA,
Generalni Direktor

e-mail: dzindo@panet.bits.net
HIP AZOTARA Fertilizer Co., Pancevo, FR
Yugoslavia, severely damaged by the
NATO agression on FRY

HIP AZOTARA
PANCEVO, YUGOSLAVIA
On April 16th, 1999.

The Managing Board of HIP - AZOTARA
Fertilizer Company from Pancevo, FR
Yugoslavia, issued on April 16th, 1999 the
following

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Last night, on April 15th 1999, at 22:40 by
Yugoslav time, NATO airstrikes hit the
production Divisions of HIP - AZOTARA
Fertilizer Company, which could hardly be
considered a military target.

NATO airstrikes hit directly Ammonia Division
and Power Supply Division and destroyed the
Units completely. Therefore, the production
of fertilizers can not be resumed for a long
period of time, since all the other Divisions
were also crippled by the side efects of the
yesterday's airstrikes.

Fortunately, we made in due time all the
necessary arrangements to protect the
citizens in this area and the environment, as
wel. Otherwise, the citizens of Pancevo and
the neighbouring villages would be the
victims of the ever greatest ecological
catastrophy. Now, we are convinced that t
h i s is the objective of NATO airstrikes.

NATO is now after the ecological
catastrophy, led by the genocide intentions,
otherwise they would follow the War
Regulations and Principles and stick to
military targets ! This is strictly civilian one !

According to the estimation of the experts,
the physical damage is of extremly large
proportions, and it will take us a lot of money
and time to resume the production.

Due to the safety measures that were
undertaken in due time and with great care
and accuracy, the night shift operators were
safe and faced no severe injuries so far,
regardless of the psychological trauma and
stressful situation they witnessed.

According to the War Regulations and
Charters they all signed, the chemical plants
for the production of fertilizers never in the
war history had been the targets, nor could
they ever be considered military targets.
Bombarding the Fertilizer Companies is the
ever largest war crime act, showing openly
to the world the genocide intentions of the
19 agressor countries.

This is our a p p e a l to the fertilizer
producers, to the licesors, also to the
engineering companies worldwide to rise their
voices against those who choose the targets
and command the strikes, being fully aware
of the effects of such actions on the
population of the region, resulting in
ecological catastrophy.

The cessation of the production of fertilizers
will inevitably influence the food production
leading the people to starvation, which is a
direct act against all the citizens of FR
Yugoslavia.

Miralem Džindo
HIP - AZOTARA Fertilizer Co.,
General Manager

e-mail: dzindo@panet.bits.net