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Croat POW on war camps | | Radovanovic on weapons export |
Tihic meets Rice | Vekaric on attacks on JNA | Radovanovic meets Dodik |
Hrvatski Blok urges coalition | Sljivar on sufferings of SA Serbs | Tihic on constitutional changes |
Colak on pensions backlog | Radovanovic meets Dodik | Update on missing Serbs in |
NTV Hayat (19,00 hrs) | FTV (19,30 hrs) | RTRS (19,30 hrs) |
Tihic meets Senator Kerry | Problems of deaf people in BiH | RS PM on const. changes talks |
Radovanovic on BIH weapons in | Problems of mentally disabled | Radovanovic on AI’s report |
SA Prosecutor on missing Serbs | International protest rally of mothers | Radovanovic meets Dodik |
Sentence in | Congress of World Diaspora Ass. | Siljegovic on BiH security structures |
Oslobodjenje | Patriotism is no longer a motive for investing into BiH [Diaspora Congress] |
Dnevni Avaz | Decision on electing Silajdzic for a President |
Dnevni List | Thieves robbing houses while owners are asleep [increased robberies in Brotnjo] |
Vecernji List | Mass blockade |
Nezavisne Novine | We move in action in two months |
Political developments | |
BiH Presidency Chair Tihic meets Senator Kerry; special gratitude for participating Iraqi mission
| BHT1- Last day of his visit to the |
DA: constitutional changes to continue; BiH Presidency Chair Tihic seek help in
| Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Activities on passing of constitutional amendments continue?’, mentioned on cover by A.Malagic– As DA learns activities on passing of amendments to BiH Constitution should continue after were rejected by BiH House of Representatives. Because of that, writes DA, BiH Presidency Chair Sulejman Tihic has visited |
| RTRS By Sinisa Mihailovic – SNSD Secretary General Rajko Vasic’s Friday statements [See Media Round-up Saturday, May 13] were practically directing Special Prosecution in finding |
SBiH’s Halilovic: SBiH Convention is expected to adopt a decision on election of Haris Silajdzic for a President
| Dnevni Avaz cover splash ‘Decision on electing Silajdzic for a President’ pg 2 ‘Decision on electing of Haris Silajdzic for a party’ President is expected’ by L.Sinanovic– As it was confirmed for DA by the Chair of SBiH presidency, Safet Halilovic Party’s Convention would be held on May 20 and it is expected that decision on electing of Haris Siljdzic for SBiH President would be passed. According to this, it is expected that Silajdzic as experienced politician would strengthen the patriotic block, which at the upcoming elections should won the majority for detailed constitutional changes and other reforms, which would lead to more efficient, cheaper and simpler administration. Inset ‘Framework plan for election campaign adopted’- SBiH Presidency has adopted a plan for the election campaign and established an Election HQ, composed of SBiH Presidency members and experts for election campaigns. |
SDA asks BiH
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘This year they should inform voters in appropriate manner’ by L.Sinanovic– In a written statement SDA has invited BiH Central Election Commission to use more appropriate manner in informing voters about registration process this year. SDA claims that in last years BiH |
DA: Brajkovic, Tomic, Maric and Primorac joining HDZ 1990?
| Dnevni Avaz pg 4 ‘Brajkovic, Tomic, Primorac and Maric in HDZ 1990?’ by F.Vele– According to DA unofficial information, beside ‘Aluminij’ Director Mijo Brajkovic who joined HDZ 1990 the same would soon be done by former Mostar Major Neven Tomic, former owner of ‘Mondo’ company Vilim Primorac and former Head of Municipality Mostar/Jug Stipe Maric. According to DA source from HDZ 1990 it is still not clear what role would those people have in the party. Dnevni List pg 2 ‘Brajkovic and Tomic reinforcement to HDZ 1990?’, mentioned on cover by S.Bjelica, V.Soldo– According to DL source in HDZ 1990 they are expecting in these few days for HDZ Board Bijelo Polje [Mostar] to join HDZ 1990. Until now Capljina HDZ Board, Bijeli Brijeg HDZ Board, have done the same and Srednjobosanski Canton supports them. |
Osl. op-ed: when highest officials disrespect
| Oslobodjenje pg 9 ‘Pre-election campaign’ op-ed by Senka Kurtovic– Commenting on recent events regarding the police reform and the fact that “No one except RS President and Prime Minister Dragan Cavic and Milorad Dodik doesn’t understand what is wrong with the Opinion [not decision or conclusion] that, based on a long time signed Agreement, Police Reform Directorate passed…”, Kurtovic stressed that this is just a distraction to buy time, since there is only several months until to elections. Further on, Kurtovic emphasises that election campaigns are a regular thing in BiH, since BiH politicians are always preparing for elections “regardless if they are tomorrow or in few years”. Referring to Cavic and Dodik and their statements on preservation of the RS, as well as statements o BiH Presidency member Borislav Paravc ‘who doesn’t know if the city is named Foca or Srbinje’, Kurtovic concludes: “When highest officials don’t respect decisions of the Constitutional Court or threaten or work against the will, wishes, tradition of others, then there is no dilemma- it is time for changes. so, for elections. Which here last and last”. |
BiH Ambassador o
| Dnevni Avaz pg 5 ‘Lawsuit for genocide didn’t affect relations between BiH and |
Turkish Foreign Affair Minister Gül: Turky is willing to invest much more in BiH, but BiH has to improve judiciary to protect investors
| Hayat by Kenan Cerimagic – In short interview Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Gül stated that BIH and |
Defence, security, judiciary issues | |
Defence Minister Radovanovic: It is not possible for anything to leave BiH secretly; investigations to be carried out based on AI report
| BHT1 By Zorica Lolic – Commenting the recently published report of Amnesty International, which claims that about 200. 000 pieces of weapons have been exported from BiH to Iraq, speculating that export was illegal and carried out trough several companies that are on USA and UN ‘black list’ and that have ended up in ‘wrong hands’ and not in hands of Iraqi Government, BiH Defence Minister Nikola Radovanovic stated that some additional controls would be carried out. Military analyst Gostimir Popovic claims that the Iraqi troops have enough hand weapons, and they didn’t need the weapons from BiH. Therefore, Popovic doubts that the weapons exported from BiH have really been transferred to |
RS PM Dodik meets BiH Defence Minister Radovanovic; RS Gov. might pay remaining instalments on pension insurance for those soldiers that have few years to retirement
| BHT1– BiH Defence Minister Nikola Radovanovic met the RS Prime Minister, Milorad Dodik. They discussed the transfer of authorities of entity Defence Ministries to the state level. Radovanovic emphasized that all persons who lose their jobs during the reform process will be able to use special loan funds in order to start new private businesses. Dodik stated that RS Government might pay the remaining instalments of pension insurance for persons who have three or less years left until the pension. Radovanovic reminded that part of the responsibility for reform process lays with the entity Governments, adding that RS Government has a serious approach to these tasks. RTRS– After the meeting, Radovanovic said that the RS Government approached the implementation of regulations regarding BiH defence reform seriously. PINK– also carried. Dnevni Avaz pg 2 ‘Obligations in defence reform precise’ by Onasa, Nezavisne Novine pg 3 ‘Problems in defence reform would be solved by end of year’ by G.Maunaga– |
RS Special Prosecutor Tegeltija: we would dela with most difficult forms of organized and economy crime; RS Law on fighting organized foreseen special mechanisms for that
| Nezavisne Novine cover splash and pgs 8-9 ‘We move in action in two months’ by Dragan Jerinic– In interview to NN, RS Special Prosecutor Milan Tegeltija emphasised that they would start with work in two months. “Naturally, if we soon get all necessary preconditions, equipment, space and means. Only after that actions of Special Prosecution could be expected” said Tegeltija. He stressed that Special Prosecution has special mechanisms to face most difficult forms of crime, adding that the RS Law on fighting organized and most difficult forms of economic crime foresees them. Tegeltija explained that beside prosecutor’s assistants and prosecutors’ investigators, who would enable faster process and prevent leaking of information, this means that…”This Prosecution would get a cashier register for special operative affairs, whose role is propitious usage of financial means in goal of faster revealing of perpetrators of criminal acts”. He also emphasised that this Prosecution would use principle of conspiracy in its work, which means that investigation would be secret, adding that they are aware that this Prosecution would be ‘a target’ of many politicians and people from criminal circles, but that no one would have any privileges. Tegeltija said that final decision on who to propose for special prosecutors and their deputies would be issued on Tuesday, stressing that he already have signed confirmations from people in District Prosecutions he talked with, as well as their support. “Structure of Special Prosecution contains of Chief Special Prosecutor, Deputy to Chief Special Prosecutor, six Spcial Prosecutors, 12 prosecutors’ assistants, 13 prosecutors’ investigators, out of which one is head of prosecutors’ investigators” explained Tegeltija, adding that this doesn’t include analysts or other services that prosecution requires. “According to my estimate, Special Prosecutor would count about 60 people in total” said Tegeltija. |
Four Albanians arrested during the attempt to cross illegally to BiH
| RTRS By Bozidar Stajcic – Four Albanian citizens have been arrested while trying to pass the BiH border illegally, as well as a person, suspected of transporting persons illegally. Members of Public Security Centre Trebinje arrested them in village Do, |
SC Prosecutor Sljivar invited RS Missing Ass. to submit documents on | BHT1- In an interview for ‘Dnevni Avaz’ on Saturday [Note: See Media Round-up, Saturday May 13], Sarajevo Cantonal Prosecutor Branko Sljivar invited RS Associations for Missing Persons to submit the Prosecution documents regarding the missing Serbs from Sarajevo, in order for the truth to be revealed at last. PINK, Hayat, RTRS- carried. |
Economic issues | |
Croatian Ministry of Agriculture: story on low quality of BiH milk imported to
| BHT1- In regard to recent claims of some Croatian Farmers Association, who claimed that milk imported from BiH to Croatia is in fact made of powder milk and therefore is of low quality, Mladen Pavic from Croatian Ministry of Agriculture stated that these speculations are false, explaining that the milk made of milk powder would be much more expensive than regular milk. According to Pavic, the whole story on milk exported from BiH was made up by lobbies in order to discredit BiH products. BiH experts claim that all milk that is exported from BiH is passing trough some strict control, adding that BiH doesn’t even have a powder milk factory. Dnevni List pg 5 ‘Our milk unwanted in |
BiH Farmers to organize boycott of Croatian products
| BHT1– Head of BiH Farmers’ Association Ranko Bakic stated that they are going to invite all BiH citizens to boycott Croatian products, all until |
VL: largest victims of HB provisional administration are guarantors whose accounts are blocked on account of credits that aren’t being paid back | Vecernji List cover splash and pg 3 ‘Mass Blockade’ by Dejan Jazvic– Emphasising the fact that many citizens were guarantors to citizens that took credits from Hercegovacka Bank, Jazvic notices that these citizens are the largest vistims, since their accounts were blocked. Provisional Administrator of HB Toby Robinson said: “Accounts of guarantors were debtors, physical subjects are making regular payments to their credits they taken in HB are blocked”. Further on Robinson says that blockade of guarantors accounts is common in banking, “Banks have done this before and we would continue this practice” said Robinson. Jazvic concludes that it is unknown how long this blockade would go on, underlining: “The goal of provisional administration, obviously, is to collect the money, if not from debtors, then from guarantors”. |
Miscellaneous | |
Third Diaspora Congress to discuss BiH image and investment possibilities
| FTV- Third Congress of World Diaspora Association commenced in |
Traditional Dervish ceremony in Blagaj; Effendi Spahic: This apartheid is harder to fight then it was during the war
| BHT1- About 20.000 Muslims from all around BiH and region gathered in Blagaj near Mostar for traditional religious dervish ceremony. Dnevni Avaz pg 3 ‘Spahic: It is harder to fight this apartheid then it was at the war’, mentioned on cover by N.H.– Deputy Reisu-l-ulema of Islamic Community, Ismet effendi Spahic addressed the ceremony and warned drowsiness of Bosniak politicians in Mostar. “It is harder to fight this apartheid, which is now in action on the eyesight of the International Community, then it was during the war. Then we could see the enemy clearly and knew where he is, now it is among us and allegedly is for coexistence. All shall pass, the truth must prevail and we are on the path of the truth and justice” said Effendi Spahic. Dnevni List pg 7 ‘Over 20. 000 believers visited Blagaj’ by Esmir Milavic, |
Head of EC delegation Humphreys visits Pyramid of Sun in Visoko
| Dnevni Avaz pg 5 ‘Humphreys and Masovic on Visocica’ by N.O.– Head of EC Delegation Michael Humphreys and Chair of FBiH Commission for Missing Amor Masovic visited Bosnian Pyramid of Sun on mount Visocica, in Visoko. “It is my great pleasure to be here today and things I heard and saw are very interesting. We will see what can we do to bring archaeologists, geologists and scientists to this location” said Humphreys. Oslobodjenje pg 2 ‘First man of the EU in BiH Humphreys visited pyramid as well’ by S.Subotic, |