02/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Walter Schwimmer, welcomed moves by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) with a view to joining the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. He welcomed the non-violent reaction of the FRY to tension in southern Serbia. Mr Schwimmer's declaration follows a visit to Strasbourg by FRY Federal Minister for National and Ethnic Communities Rasim Llajic, who announced that the Yugoslav...