OHR RTRS News Summary, 11 May 2000

News Headlines

  • Ceremony in recognition of Day of RS Army in Banski Dvori, Banja Luka
  • Reception for Supreme Defense Council and RS Army Headquarters organized on Day of RS Army
  • Radisic, Djokic and Dodik send greetings on Day of RS Army
  • RS Defense Minister Milovanovic holds reception on Day of RS Army
  • Women from Bratunac do not allow several hundred Bosniak women to visit town
  • 7,377 people returned to BiH in first three months of 2000 – IC representatives press conference
  • IPTF will continue to monitor evictions of illegal occupants – UN spokesperson Coffman
  • Refugees and displaced persons meet in Bijeljina
  • European Commission delegation visits Nevesinje
  • Barry suggests scheduling general elections for 11 November
  • Petritsch emphasizes need for economic reforms during speech to OSCE Council in Vienna
  • Details on resignation of Plavsic and six party Vice-presidents not available from SNS
  • Conflict in SNS is between one pragmatic faction and another advocating their own interests – SDS Vice-president Cavic
  • Plavsic has no support in SNS – SPRS Vice-president Ilic
  • It is not logical to ask for dismissal of Jovan Mitrovic, who won elections in his municipality – PDP Vice-president Dokic
  • SRS does not welcome dissolution of SPRS and SNS – SRS Executive Board member Dane Brankovic
  • DSP President Radmanovic says he does not have enough information regarding problems in SNS
  • OHR spokesperson Milisic denies Radisic claim that IC is wrong for not supporting Gligoric
  • OSCE reminds municipal authorities that names of candidates for local functions must be submitted seven days before elections
  • SPRS supports Gligoric – SPRS Vice-president Ilic
  • SRS to support any candidate for Council of Ministers Chairman that will respect Dayton Agreement – SRS press conference
  • Relations between RS authorities and BiH Central Bank are good – Nicole after meeting with Dodik
  • NATO Commander Ralston arrives in Sarajevo
  • New Ombudsman in BiH is Frenk Orton
  • Deputy BiH Foreign Minister Husein Zivalj in Tokyo to participate in international conference on Southeast Europe
  • German Bank for Development signs agreement with Investiciona Banka from Sarajevo on credit from small and medium enterprises
  • Peace Implementation Council to hold conference in Brussels
  • UN Security Council to held open session on Kosovo
  • NATO and Russia express concern over situation in Kosovo
  • US KFOR soldier and one Serb injured during conflict in Kosovo
  • Serb Resistance Movement President Trajkovic calls on Serb representatives in Kosovo administration to request end to terrorism against Serbs
  • EU expresses concern over media and opposition repression by Yugoslav authorities
  • US Government to donate $212,000 for reconstruction of houses for Serb returnees in Jasenovac
  • World news
  • RS Custom Service confiscated 7 million DM worth illegal goods
  • Seminar on de-mining takes place in Sarajevo
  • Sports and weather
  • Salvo fired in Banja Luka in honor of Day of RS Army
  • Five injured in incident in Bratunac, where group of Serbs stoned buses carrying Bosniak refugees on visit to Bratunac
  • RS Syndicates, BiH Syndicates, International Confederation of Independent Syndicates and representatives of workers from Brcko discuss creation of Brcko District Syndicate
  • Kouchner and Ortugno hand over navigation system to Slatina airport, near Pristina
  • Russia to pull KFOR soldiers if NATO does not implement UN Resolution on Kosovo – Russian Army Headquarters Deputy Commander General Manilov
  • French General Sible to replace General Sans as head of KFOR Northwest
  • Zagreb Court fines Belgrade rock musician for heroin possession