16.05.2000

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 16 May 2000

News Headlines

  • Six people who were in critical condition from Saturday’s Kakanj bus accident are now stable
  • Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski and Slovene Ambassador to BiH Drago Mirosic express condolences to Izetbegovic and families of Kakanj bus accident victims
  • Tihomir Gligoric’s nomination for Chairman of BiH Council of Ministers withdrawn because IC is unwilling to work with him
  • Foreign governments demand reform of pension and energy systems in BiH before they offer financial assistance
  • Rumor has it that Jadranko Prlic will be the next candidate (for two posts) for chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers and BiH Minister for European Integration
  • Mladen Ivanic to be re-considered for Chairmanship of BiH Council of Ministers, but this time without preconditions – BiH Parliament delegate Branko Dokic
  • Wolfgang Petritsch meets with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and other German diplomats
  • During Tokyo Conference on Southeast Europe, Carl Bildt said that the Balkan region is facing the possible threat of future conflicts, which would stop if Milosevic left power
  • Europe shocked to find out that 100 of millions of DM have disappeared due to inadequate management of financial assistance – Financial Times
  • US Congress and White House dispute future US engagement in KFOR
  • World news
  • Izetbegovic visits Diplomatic Corps in BiH at the invitation of Slovene Ambassador Drago Mirosic
  • China and BiH sign bilateral trade and economic cooperation agreement
  • US Administration to assist progress in Mostar – US delegation and Mostar officials meet
  • HDZ spokesperson Zoran Tomic confirms that Neven Tomic is the HDZ candidate for Mostar Mayor and Mario Leko for Chairman of the Mostar City Council
  • Bus with Bosniak refugees visiting homes in Durici, Mrsici and Pijuci stoned in Vlasenica, SDA Regional Board calls on IC and local authorities to stop violence
  • OSCE concerned over attack on Posavina Canton Governor Kruno Vukovic, who was attacked by former Head of HDZ Orasje Board Marko Benkovic on 11 May; the OHR has identified Benkovic as an obstructer of Dayton Agreement implementation
  • Swedish Merhamet humanitarian organization initiates action to collect roofing-tiles
  • SNS dissatisfied with activities on establishing the BiH Council of Ministers and blames Radisic for this turn of events, and adds that it is will leaving coalition option with SDS open
  • DNZ extends condolences to families of Kakanj bus accident victims
  • Allocation of 300 parcels of land on agenda of Brcko District Assembly
  • BiH Association of Pensioners in dispute over distribution of funds
  • Registration process for RS privatization nears completion
  • Bijeljina sugar mill enters privatization process with huge company debt
  • ‘Smaragdi’ of Bihac Ecological Society gains recognition for its efforts to preserve the beauty of Una River
  • Young parliamentarians meet with Ante Jelavic and Zivko Radisic in separate meetings
  • Sports
  • Weather