03.09.2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 3 Septembe 2000

News Headlines:

  • November elections of great significance for RS, it is important they succeed – Djokic
  • Djokic extends condolences to family of late Minister of Construction, Urban Planning and Ecology Jovo Basic who died after long illness
  • Deadline for submission of candidate lists to Serbian Election Commission expires on midnight 3 September
  • SPS, JUL and SNP joint Yugoslav presidential candidate is Slobodan Milosevic
  • Resignation of SRS ministers in Serbian Government Tihomir Nikolic and Aleksandar Vicki is attempt to present themselves as opposition – Djindjic
  • DOS presidential candidate Vojislav Kostunica believes he will win Yugoslavia elections
  • Milosevic building bunker under weekend house in Bor, Serbia, to retreat to in case of election defeat – The Sunday Times
  • Situation in Serbia has negative impact on BiH – Miller
  • BiH awaits turmoil in autumn due to strikes and poor social status of citizens – ICG
  • BiH Presidency Chairman’s Foreign Policy Advisor Mirza Hajric can only present positions of Chairman regardless of whether they are acceptable to all Presidency members – Radisic Advisor Zeljko Samardzija in reaction to Hajric statement that BiH Presidency is concerned about RTV BiH restructuring process
  • RS Buffer Stocks Director Mirko Nozica announces credit for corn import due to drought
  • Protest demonstration of Bosniak returnees in Bijeljina and Tuzla regions delayed due to organizational problems (no further details given)
  • Report on Sula border crossing (Srbinje-Pljevlja) traffic issues
  • KFOR searching for 13 Serbs who escaped from Mitrovica prison on night of 2 September
  • Two Kosovo Albanians stab third Kosovo Albanian in Lipljani – KFOR
  • Several Albanians arrested for illegal weapons possession – KFOR
  • Serb cemetery comes under mortar attack in Kosovo – KFOR
  • Ortu=F1o extends detention period of Sefket Musli, self-proclaimed Presevo Liberation Army commander, another 30 days
  • Mitrovica Court sentences Ljuljuzin Ademi to 20 years in prison for murder of seven Kosovo Albanians
  • World news
  • Three cases of rabies registered in Banja Luka, Mrkonjic Grad and Srbac
  • New school year in RS to start on 4 September
  • Second entrance examine period for enrolment in RS universities to be held on 4 September
  • Horse race held in Bijeljina
  • Sport
  • Weather