BiH Presidency President Izetbegovic and SDA President Izetbegovic will candidate for the forthcoming elections for the post of Presidency member. At today’s SDA presser, Izetbegovic said that this decision was made upon requests from the base and after secret voting at the SDA Main Board session.
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President of the SDA, Party for BiH, Liberal and Citizens’ Party, Izetbegovic, Silajdzic, Kadic and Spahic signed the protocol that regulates joint presentation of these parties at the elections.
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The New Croat Initiative is the working title of Zubak’s new party. Zubak today announced main principles of the party that are:
- BiH is our country.
- We wish to achieve full equality of Croats with other nations on the area of BiH.
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SNS President Plavsic, Independent Democrats Party President Dodik, and SPRS signed the agreement on joint presentation at the September elections as the coalition named “Sloga” (harmony).
BiH Presidency President Izetbegovic and RTV BiH Trade Union President Oljaca signed the MoU on RTV BiH restructuring. Izetbegovic’s advisor Hajric said that the foreign member in the RTV BiH Steering Board, who will be appointed by HR Westendorp, is not some kind of political commissar or a censor, and we are satisfied with the information that he will be some sort of friendly monitor.
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RTV BiH Trade Union Main Board made an announcement, which says that there was no initiative for strikes of employees whatsoever. Interest of employees is to find a way out of this desperate situation, and this transformation guaranties this.
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HR Westendorp adopted the decision on Independent Media Commission (IMC) on June 11. This will establish the regime for regulating TV and other media in BiH. The General manager Thelin was elected through the fair procedure of recruiting. BiH Experts will also be members of the commission, and the commission will co-operate with station managers and other eminent Bosnians in his role of regulating.
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A car bomb exploded in Travnik this morning. Travnik Policeman Bilic was killed and his colleague Milic was seriously injured. Milic was transferred to the hospital in Travnik, and his life is not in danger.
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BiH CoM held a session in Sarajevo today. The main issue of the session was financing. This was the last session held in Museum, because reconstructed offices in former R BiH Parliament building were opened today.
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HR deputy Schumacher opened new offices of the joint BiH institutions. First floor of the former R BiH Parliament building was reconstructed to receive CoM.
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Islamic Conference Organisation Secretary General visited BiH and met with Izetbegovic and Islamic countries ambassadors to BiH, discussing the current situation in BiH.
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Yugoslav Army and Serbian Police continued attacks on civilian population in Kosovo. FRY President Milosevic ordered the Army to set mines throughout the border with Albania. NATO, the Contact Group and G8 warned Milosevic they would take air strikes and ground attacks if the violence is not ceased.
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