13.11.2000

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 13 November 2000

TV BiH News Headlines:

  • According to preliminary results announced by the OSCE Monday, with one third of BiH Federation polling stations processed so far, largest number of votes are for HDZ, SDA, SDP and Party for BiH
  • SDA claims victory in races for BiH House of Representatives and BiH Federation Parliament
  • HDZ BiH expresses satisfaction with election results
  • HDZ Vice President Dragan Covic says he believes HDZ President Ante Jelavic will not be sanctioned by IC because of a single statement
  • NHI says it has secured seats in parliaments at all levels of authority but less than in previous elections
  • LDS not satisfied with election results, but will not give up political struggle for BiH’s democratisation
  • Coalition of NGOs and BiH Helsinki Committee for Human Rights consider BiH general elections fair and maintain that minor irregularities did not significantly affect results
  • BiH Croat Referendum Commission officials tell press conference in Mostar that 71.02 % of BiH Croats participated in referendum, out of whom 98.96% said “yes” while only 0.57% said “no”
  • BiH Croat National Congress Presidency holds session in Mostar to analyse Saturday’s referendum results
  • Stability Pact Conference starts in Belgrade to discuss financial assistance to Yugoslavia following democratic change there
  • World news: Organisation of Islamic Conference leaders agree to sever relations with Israel
  • Fifth anniversary of signing of Dayton Agreement to be marked on 21 November in Dayton, Ohio; BiH state delegation, Presidents of Croatia, Yugoslavia and Montenegro expected to attend
  • At request of BiH Federation Government, US Marstone & Marstone Consulting Company prepares study on economic situation in BiH Federation coal mines with recommendations for future development
  • Chairman of BiH Presidency Zivko Radisic sends condolences to Austrian president and families of skiers killed in funicular accident near Salzburg
  • BiH Federation President Ejup Ganic condemns deliberate devastation of monuments at Sarajevo’s Old Jewish Cemetery Friday night
  • Monument to Second World War anti-fascists on Mt. Makljen in Prozor-Rama Municipality almost completely destroyed in explosion Sunday night; investigation underway
  • Delegation from BiH Concentration Camp Inmates Association meets BiH Deputy Human Rights and Refugee Minister Fadil Haveric to discuss return of former inmates currently living in Germany to BiH
  • Children of Sarajevo Pre-School Co. completes baby-sitting training of 20 unemployed women from most economically vulnerable population categories
  • Amra Silajdzic leaves for Beijing where she will represent BiH in Metropolitan Top Model World Contest
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