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The Guardian of London said several members of the government, including Serbian president Milan Milutinovic, attended the concert Sunday--the first in Yugoslavia by a leading Western musician since the war--but were barred from visiting the musician backstage by his staff "who wanted to avoid an embarrassing photo-opportunity."