OHR BiH TV News Summary, 24 September 2000

News Headlines:

  • Presidential and parliamentary elections start in Yugoslavia, first unofficial results expected late on Sunday at 22:30
  • Presidential candidates Milosevic and Kostunica caste votes in Belgrade
  • Voting in Yugoslavia without incident
  • Milosevic’s politics have endured great debacle in Montenegro – Besic
  • Numerous irregularities in electoral process registered in Kosovo
  • Announced erection of tent settlement in Banja Luka did not occur on Sunday in spite of announcements by Banja Luka refugees of Bosniak and Croat nationalities
  • Croat and Bosniak refugees from Banja Luka have not given up on erection of tent settlement, but delayed it for several days – associations of Banja Luka refugees operating in Sanski Most, Travnik, Zenica and Sarajevo
  • International Science Conference “Crimes committed in Bosanska Krajina during aggression on BiH” ends in Bihac
  • Role of NGOs in post-authoritarian societies and spread of democracy – topic of Circle 99 Independent Intellectuals panel discussion
  • Acceleration of refugee return to Brcko District depends on reconstruction of 4,000 homes – TV BiH reports on return to Brcko and lack of donors
  • World news
  • BiH Federation President Ganic during visit to Washington criticised BiH Council of Ministers Chairman Tusevljak due to his 10 day absence from BiH in Sydney
  • Kuwaiti parliament delegation meets with Mostar Mayor Orucevic and discusses possibility of investments of Kuwaiti capital in this city
  • Diplomatic Training Program for BiH officials ongoing through assistance of US Government – BiH Foreign Ministry
  • BiH Federation Supreme Court decides to transfer Cabrajic case to Sarajevo Canton Court – Livno Canton Public Prosecutor
  • Croat Community of Herceg Bosna (HZ-HB) Bar Association protests on illegal acts of IC and condemns limitations of principles of independence in judiciary system
  • Regardless poor economic situation of BiH people, there is great interest for purchasing of cars at Auto Moto 2000 Automobile Show in Sarajevo – ONASA
  • Literary critique Ivan Kordic comments on recently published book of Izet Sarajlic entitled ‘V.P.’ dedicated to Sarajevo
  • TV BiH visit Hamdija Silajdzic, a refugee from Bijeljina that produces giant tomato (3m high stalks) in Visoko
  • Sports
  • Weather