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)).