News Headlines
- OHR regrets Jelavic and Radisic position on BiH border service draft law
- BiH Parliament House of Representatives discusses draft of BiH Permanent Election Law
- Russia has unconfirmed information on terrorist training in BiH – Ivanov
- RS National Assembly continues 8th session
- BiH Federation Government discusses changing Law on Internal Ministry in accordance with BiH Federation Constitutional Court decision
- US General Shelton arrives in BiH
- Carla Del Ponte speaks before UN Security Council
- NATO troops in BiH to more aggressively seek out indicted war criminals in BiH – Robertson
- Mirijan and Kupreskic defense request acquittal from ICTY
- International news
- Hajric requests OHR and SFOR define inter-entity border in Sarajevo neighborhoods Dobrinja 1 and Dobrinja 4
- Srebrenica Municipal Assembly to discuss security situation
- Srebrenica and Podrinje refugees block traffic on Tuzla-Doboj road in Sizje to protest social problems
- Refugees from Klisa visit refugees from Kopaci still living in tent settlement
- International organisations holds regular press conference in Mostar
- BiH Presidency should concentrate on work of joint institutions – EC representative Peter Bletzer with Jelavic
- SDP considers privatisation in BiH isolated from other processes necessary for complete transition
- Filipovic on SDP reception into Socialist International membership
- BOSS requests BiH Federation Prosecutor Office press charges against Enver Kreso for collusion in corruption
- Liberal Civic Coalition to be listed in all BiH municipalities for April 2000 elections
- CD Coalition split to big surprise – HDZ Tomic
- SDA Zvornik addresses letter to Petritsch for return of Bosniak property distributed to Serbs
- If SNS wins elections, party will press charges against Stojcinovic if his business center Doboj proves to be built on illegally acquired property
- RS Syndicate and BiH Federation syndicate meet in Sarajevo
- Sarajevo citizens sign petition condemning Russian occupation of Grozny
- Sarajevo Canton invalids establish Coalition of Equal Opportunity for Invalids
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News Summary
OHR regrets Jelavic and Radisic position on BiH border service draft law
The OHR expressed its regret over the behaviour of BiH Presidency Chairman Ante Jelavic and Presidency Member Zivko Radisic at Tuesday’s BiH Presidency session of. The OHR considers that the BiH Border Service draft law should be advanced to the BiH Parliament for consideration without further postponement. An OHR statement says that the current draft represents the results of months of joint work. The OHR believes that further work on this draft law would only postpone establishment of this vital institution. “From discussion with the BiH Presidency, it is evident that certain individuals wish that the border service should be under entity jurisdiction, but it was always clear that this border service must be an exclusively BiH institution” said the statement.
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Russia has unconfirmed information on terrorist training in BiH – Ivanov
The BiH Foreign Ministry spokesperson issued a statement that BiH Foreign Minister Jadranko Prlic and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov discussed terrorists training allegedly conducted in BiH. According to the statement, Ivanov stated that Russia has unconfirmed information on the training of terrorists in BiH and, according to that information, some of the terrorists are going to Chechnya. Prlic emphasized BiH’s readiness to for co-operate in the fight against international terrorism.
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RS National Assembly continues 8th session
The RS National Assembly, at Wednesday’s session, discussed the law on public media that are established by the RS National Assembly. These public media are the RS editions of Oslobodjenje, Glas Srpski and RT RS. Besides the RS Government, RS Information Minister Rajko Vasic is the one most responsible for the current situation in these media and delegates requested his replacement. On behalf of the SDS, who initiated this discussion, Dragan Cavic stated that this party is not going to support the RS Government in the replacement of RT RS General Director Andjelko Kozomora. Cavic reminded that, according to the temporary arrangement for authority over entity TV signed on 13 February by Biljana Plavsic, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and Vasic, RT RS is responsible to international institutions and not to the RS National Assembly. According to this arrangement, Andjelko Kozomara is untouchable until 29 February 2000, stated Cavic. SPRS delegate Dragan Ilic wondered “what kind of vaccination the International Community gave the SDS to make them talk like this.” Safet Bico criticised RT RS treatment of news from the BiH Federation and avoiding the title ‘BiH’, which is, according to Bico, anti-Dayton.
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Hajric requests OHR and SFOR define inter-entity border in Sarajevo neighborhoods Dobrinja 1 and Dobrinja 4
Advisor to BiH Presidency Member Alija Izetbegovic, Mirza Hajric requested that the OHR and SFOR implement the decision on the inter-entity boundary-line in the Sarajevo neighborhoods Dobrinja 1 and Dobrinja 4 without further postponement. In a letter addressed to High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch and SFOR, Hajric stated that the decision on this issue was brought in the Dayton Agreement. Hajric reminds that it has been four years since the signing of the Dayton Agreement and 20 months since the beginning of Sarajevo Declaration implementation but this problem is still not resolved. The problem of Dobrinja 1 and Dobrinja 4 does not move forward and disables the return of 650 families. Hajric stated that he appeals to the IC on behalf of these families to enable the two-way return of more than 1,300 families in Sarajevo Canton in a more expedient and efficient manner.
00:59
BOSS requests BiH Federation Prosecutor press charges against Enver Kreso for collusion in corruption
BOSS President Mirnes Ajanovic requests the BiH Federation Prosecutor’s Office to press charges against BiH Federation Parliament House of Representatives Chairman Enver Kreso because of his collusion in corruption. Ajanovic requests that High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch use his authority to sanction the illegal work of Kreso.
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