18.06.2000

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 18 June 2000

News Headlines

  • Ethiopia and Eritrea sign peace treaty
  • New BiH Ambassador to US Igor Davidovic presents credentials to US President Bill Clinton
  • Funeral of 20 Bosniaks killed in Prijedor in 1992 takes place in Hambarina village, Prijedor Municipality
  • Returnees currently living in tent settlement in Izbisno, just outside of Foca, hope they will soon receive building materials to reconstruct their homes
  • De-mining of former Drmaljevo concentration camp in Velika Kladusa has started
  • Returnees to Vidimlje village, outside of Glamoc, use sheep to de-mine their land
  • Circle 99 Independent Intellectuals Roundtable on Role and Responsibilities of Women in Electoral Process
  • Only Energopetrol gas stations in Livno Municipality have raised prices by 10%
  • 12,500 Croats and 2,500 Serbs apply for return to Bugojno Municipality – Bugojno Commissioner for Refugee Returns Ljuban Vidovic
  • New municipal authorities in Zenica did nothing to resolve social problems in first 100 days of their rule – Croat Demo-Christians Zenica Municipal Board
  • New road Glavcevo-Tavna in Bijeljina region open for traffic
  • World news
  • Only handful of survivors mark 57th anniversary of WWII Battle of Sutjeska
  • Sports Weather

(This excerpt is taken from the daily report of the IMC-led Joint Media Monitoring Group (JMMG)).