Headlines
- Employees of the factory “Soda” from Lukavac de-blocked roads around Tuzla
- A bridge on the river Sava was closed, in order to be reconstructed
- Prince Andrew, the Duke of York visited B&H
- The B&H Presidency adopted measures for stabilisation of B&H air space
- Theme of TV INFO: Increase in prices for fuel
Tuzla
Employees of the factory “Soda Lukavac” de-blocked roads around Tuzla about 3 p.m. today. The Canton Tuzla Government fulfilled part of employees’ requests. They replaced the Board of the factory and promised the employees that they would receive one salary soon. The employees will not give up any of their requests. Reported by Alma Hadziefendic.
Zenica
Miners from the Zenica coal mine haven’t received confirmation about fulfilment of their requests yet. They will gather tomorrow, in order to express their dissatisfaction. The biggest problem of the mine is unsolved relations with “Elektroprivreda”. The report was produced by Sanela Vilasevic.
Bihac
Accounts of about 70 companies in Unsko-Sanski Canton were blocked yesterday, because they hadn’t fulfilled their liabilities in the B&H Privatisation Fund, Azra Bajric confirmed from Bihac.
Bihac
A bridge on the river Sava, which connects Brcko and Gunja in Croatia was closed for reconstruction. The traffic will continue with a ferry, until the reconstruction is completed. OBN reporter Sanjin Beciragic produced the report.
Sarajevo
Prince Andrew, a member of the British Royal Family, visited B&H for the first time. He visited Trnovo, where he met the RS Prime Minister, Milorad Dodik and municipal officials. The Prince and Mr. Dodik talked to Bosniac returnees in Trnovo. Prince Andrew also visited a centre for blind children. At the Festival “Britain & Bosnia”, which is taking place in Sarajevo, the Prince addressed participants. Reported by Vedran Persic and Damir Kaletovic.
Sarajevo
The B&H Presidency session took place today. They adopted some measures in order to overcome difficulties in the B&H Head Office of Civil Aviation. The deadline for completion of demining the area around the Sarajevo airport is 1st July. The airport will be opened during the demining process, Anes Alic confirmed.
World
The President of South Korea said that the meeting with the President of North Korea was a great historical event, which made him believe that unification of the two countries is possible.
The Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat asked the US President, Bill Clinton to intervene urgently and save the Near East peace process.
The German Government would like to establish a new strategic partnership with Russia, said the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schreder.
The German Government signed an agreement according to which all nuclear plants in Germany should be closed before 2025. Zeljka Lekic produced the piece on world events.
Banja Luka
The SNS Assembly session took place today. Biljana Plavsic presided over the Assembly. The RS Prime Minister, Milorad Dodik attended the session. He promised his support to Plavsic’s part of the SNS. Reported by Tatjana Lajsic.
Sarajevo
According to the Federal Government, an increase in fuel prices will cause the increase of prices of other products and services by 0,2%. Independent economists claim that this policy will reduce the Federation budget, and increase the RS budget. Many drivers will be forced to buy fuel in the RS. Amarildo Gutic produced the report.
Sarajevo
OBN reporter Slobodan Maksimovic produced a piece on a possible increase in prices for registration of vehicles in the Federation of B&H.
Tuzla
150 refugees blocked the road between Tuzla and Bijeljina, protesting because of the eviction of a refugee family yesterday. The road was de-blocked last night, after the local authorities promised them that the eviction would not take place. The Dizdarevic family cannot go back to their home in Bratunac, because conditions for their return haven’t been fulfilled yet. Reported by Sabina Dizdarevic.
Sarajevo
Mirna Sadikovic produced a piece on the performance “Predsjednica”, which marked 30 years of work of the actress Jasna Diklic.
Sport
Reports on local and international football, as well as the NBA league were presented.