09.06.1999

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 9 June 1999

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News Headlines

  • Kumanovo peace negotiations in crisis, Serb forces still not withdrawing
  • Croatia surprised by Yugoslav negotiator Svetozar Marjanovic, former commander of Karlovac Barracks, sentenced in absentia to 20 years
  • NATO military team travels to Russia for Kosovo negotiations
  • G8 resolution will probably be adopted on Wednesday night
  • China and Russia still undecided on G8 resolution
  • Ahtisaari talks to Chinese President regarding resolution
  • Moscow will not support resolution until strikes end – Ivanov
  • Yeltsin, Blair and Schroeder discuss G8 resolution over phone
  • BiH Foreign Affairs Minister Jadranko Prlic leads delegation to signing Southeastern European Stability Pact
  • BiH Presidency to decide on Stability Pact at Wednesday session
  • BiH House of Peoples adopts Law on Telecommunications and extension of current travel documents, another 15 items postponed
  • RS police must include 500 non-Serb members by end of month – Rehn in meeting with RS Interior Minister and Prime Minster
  • BiH Federation Government on official visit to Konjic and Stolac to observe implementation of Annex 7
  • Mostar Mayor fails to attend meeting with Ganic and Luzanski in Konjic
  • Dodik demand to extend deadline for annexes to Brcko arbitration decision shows lack of political will in entity to implement decision – Mirsad Djapo Chairmen of Brcko Municipal Council
  • Barry to recommend postponement of BiH local elections to OSCE Council, possibly until April 2000
  • Financial reform still critical in some countries, BiH being one of them – National Bank Governor Peter Nicholl
  • SDP demand urgent investigation into corruption and crime, BiH streets increasingly resemble Chicago
  • SRT cameraman Rade Popovic arrested on standing warrant by Sarajevo Court – Interior Ministry
  • Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa refuses to resign following accusations from tycoon Miroslav Kutle
  • Former Croatian Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Separovic under suspicion of exposing state secrets, confirmed by Interior Minister Penic