News Headlines
- Two dead, two injured in Kozarac near Prijedor
- Prijedor Mayor Tomic appeals to citizens not to worsen current situation in Prijedor
- SFOR spokesperson confirms incident in Kozarac
- Prijedor police inform IPTF of incident – UN spokesperson Roberts
- Petritsch not to change Westendorp decision on Poplasen dismissal
- RS Deputy Prime Minister Gligoric speaks with French Ambassador Godelle on French contribution to Dayton implementation and BiH stability
- BiH and RS on good path to overcoming difficulties and starting democratic processes – Godelle and Gligoric
- SNS delegation visits Belgrade Patriarchy
- Mihajlovic praises Patriarch Pavle activities
- Representatives of Serbian Stability Pact and G-17 expect political parties to sign agreement on expert government after support meeting in Belgrade
- Support meeting to Serbian Stability Pact to take place in Belgrade on 19 August
- G-17 coordinator criticizes Milosevic and new Yugoslav Government
- Djukanovic on relations in Yugoslav federation
- Platform on new relations in Yugoslav federation not connected with Milosevic dismissal – Djukanovic
- Montenegrin Social People’s Party on paramilitary group in Montenegro
- Democratic Socialistic Party Vice-president criticizes Bulatovic
- Vojvodina Coalition President on SRS participation in Yugoslav Government and influence of that participation on relations with Montenegro
- Six opposition leaders ask EU and IC to suspend sanctions on Yugoslavia, take final stand against Kosovo separatists and help Yugoslavia join Stability Pact
- Social Democratic Party President Obradovic not to participate in support meeting to Serbian Stability Pact – Social Democratic Party Vice-president
- Separated Kosovo best solution – US Expert to Balkans and The Washington Times correspondent
- Serb-owned house burned in Prizren with elderly woman inside
- Married couple murdered in Prizren
- Russian soldier injured in Gnjilane
- Albanian extremists provoke incident in Kosovska Mitrovica
- Albanian extremists beat postman in Kosovska Mitrovica
- Bildt on ethnic cleansing in Kosovo
- Russia considers respect of Yugoslav sovereignty important
- Russia asks for return of Yugoslav forces to Kosovo
- Klein on BiH
- RS and BiH Federation Red Crosses hold summit on missing persons in Sarajevo, Romanija, Podrinje and Herzegovina areas
- Permanent election law should open path for BiH to join European Council – Barry
- UN and IPTF spokesperson Roberts denies SRNA news
- Roberts holds press conference on return of refugees to Banja Luka
- HDZ City Board Ravne-Brcko asks Farrand to suspend Brcko Main Board Secretary Jurisic
- Jajce Mayor to visit Brcko
- Jajce Mayor to meet with Serb refugees from Jajce
- 3,187 Croats, 848 Bosniaks and 117 Serbs have returned in Bugojno
- 60 houses reconstructed in Bugojno
- 60 Croat families settled in Livno do not want to return to Bugojno
- 39.2% unemployment in BiH Federation
- BiH Federation Statistics Institute on economy
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- 50 Serb families return to Martin Brod
- Only six returnees employed in Martin Brod
- Serbs avert return of 16 Muslim families to Grinje, near Ugljevik
- Kosovo Albanians attack Gornja Mahala residents
- Kouchner authorizes KFOR and UN police to arrest criminals
- Clark criticizes violence in Kosovo
- UNHCR Envoy to Kosovo on return of Serbs
- Albanian Prime Minister on Kosovo Albanians threatening other nations in Kosovo
- ‘Survival of independent media in market economy’ roundtable held in Banja Luka
News Summary
Petritsch not to change Westendorp decision on Poplasen dismissal
According to BETA, High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch will not change the decision of Carlos Westendorp to dismiss former RS President Nikola Poplasen.Petritsch stated that he would respect decisions brought by Westendorp.
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Klein on BiH
UN Special Envoy of General Secretary Annan and US General Jacques Paul Klein gave an interview to SRNA. Speaking of the new police structure, Klein stated that it should be a public service of arresting criminals and controlling of traffic and justice. Klein considers it interesting that the ‘mafias’ work jointly, although ethnic separations still exist. “Their aim is money” Klein stated, adding that, if we would bring that logic to work for the rest of the BiH citizens, we would have very good results. Talking about justice reforms, Klein stated that a lot of honest and professional workers have been employed in justice services in BiH. According to Klein, two weeks ago, delegations of the RS and BiH Federation Justice Ministries signed a codex on ethnic activities. Klein believes that, unfortunately, all justice processes have been politicized. Commenting on the new BiH election law, Klein stated that the law should be finalized by September.
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UN and IPTF spokesperson Roberts denies SRNA news
UN and IPTF spokesperson Allun Roberts held a press conference in Banja Luka on Friday and denied SRNA reports in the Banja Luka magazine Nezavisne Novine on 11 August. Roberts claims that he did not state that four Croats in Drvar beat two elderly Serb women on 4 August. Roberts stated that the press should accent the truth in reported news.
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