14.07.1999

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 14 July 1999

  • Political decision on Stability Pact summit in Sarajevo confirmed
  • Session of the Federation Parliament HoR adjourned
  • RS National Assembly holds session in Banja Luka
  • New mass grave in Kosovo, victims are 11 children

Sarajevo will host the Stability Pact summit. Mr. Haris Silajdzic, and EU representative, Rusi confirmed the decision. After settling the issues of technical nature, including the finances, Brussels will make official announcement.

2:00

In the village of Celina in southwest Kosovo, a new mass grave was found containing bodies of eleven children of age 2-16. Hague Tribunal Head Prosecutor, Arbour said after visiting Celina mass grave that there is a possibility that Milosevic could be indicted for genocide and that he cannot avoid the trial. Hungarian premier Orban said that Vojvodina has to have autonomy, as it has 17% of Hungarian population. Budapest expects to receive support from the International Community to regain the autonomy in Vojvodina.

2:00

Federation Parliament HoR held a session. The atmosphere at the session was quite tense, and discussion was rather heated, and delegates were often insulting each other. The delegates adopted report from the Ombudsmen on violation of human rights.The session was adjourned due to lack of quorum.

1:30

RS National Assembly started today in Banja Luka, but delegates failed to agree about the agenda of the session. Radicals and the SDS proposed that first item on the agenda should be the new RS Government, and they conditioned their further participation in the session with this proposal. The session was adjourned after Radicals and the SDS left the session.

2:00 The new amendment on the Law on Federal Television arrived to the Federation Parliament House of Peoples. The amendment is concerning article 71 of this law, which defines property of the future RTV Federation. The amendment of HoP delegate, Dzaferovic reads that within six months since the date of legislation of the Law on Federal TV, the Federal TV will make contract with RTV BiH on usage of property necessary for operating of Federal TV.