News Headlines
- Report on Tuesday night football match between BiH and World Selection
- Indicted war criminals will be arrested – General Clark
- Petritsch, Kirsch and Koschnik say refugee return problem is priority
- Refugees from Kotor Varos, Bosanska Gradiska, Banja Luka and Prijedor protest in Sanski Most after being eviction from apartments their
- RS National Assembly discusses election of second Vice-president
- Oslobodjenje and Vecernje Novine have new owners after being sold in privatization process
- Commission for Value Papers holds broker training for selected group of young people in BiH Federation
- World news
- Revitalization and reconstruction project of hydroelectric plant Jablanica underway
- Announcement of football match
- Number of refugee families applying for return to their pre-war homes in Srebrenica increasing
- Cardinal Puljic serves holy mass in Korincani
- Bicakcic and Covic meet with World Bank delegation to discuss privatization of banks
- Ganic, Bicakcic and Covic meet separately with Kirsch and Koschnik to discuss refugee return process
- Zenica-Doboj Canton Government holds session
- OSCE forbids holding of scheduled Bihac Municipal Council session because election results for this municipality were verified, so no decisions by Council would be valid
- Republican Party demands further work of BiH Federation Privatization Agency to be suspended because it lost moral credibility
- NHI to cooperate in establishment of municipal authorities with SDP and HSS, also offering to cooperate with SBiH
- BOSS welcomes OHR decision on decreasing executive powers
- SNS and Sloga Coalition insist on Svetozar Mihajlovic nomination for Council of Ministers Chairman
- OHR spokesperson Milisic comments on reaction of Livno Canton authorities to leaflet that recently appeared, which is insulting to two journalists of Radio Studio N, Frano Mioc and Zeljka
- BiH Federation Red Cross holds session
News Summary
Indicted war criminals will be arrested – General Clark
NATO SACEUR General Wesley Clark arrived on a farewell visit to BiH. At a press conference, Clark stated that indicted war criminals will be arrested, but did not say precisely when or how. He explained that SFOR will operate in the future, but added that the International Community cannot do the job alone. He stated that responsibility lies in BiH authorities, adding that there are still communities in BiH where indicted war criminals live and move freely, apparently with the protection of authorities.
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Petritsch, Kirsch and Koschnik say refugee return problem is priority
High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch, Deputy Stability Pact Coordinator Donald Kirsch and Chairperson for Regional Return Hans Koschnik stated that the refugee return problem is a priority that must be resolved immediately. Petritsch stated that refugee returns do not depend on donations, but from legislation and administration. Kirsch stated that progress had already been made.
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RS National Assembly discusses election of second Vice-president
The RS National Assembly discussed the election of a second Assembly Vice-president, but it is still an unresolved issue. CD Coalition delegate Munib Jusufovic is a candidate for this post. SRS delegates opposed the election of Jusufovic, explaining that the second Assembly Vice-president cannot be a member of a party that does not recognize the RS in its program and negotiates a unitary BiH. RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik supported the election of Munib Jusufovic.
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