OHR RTRS News Summary, 16 Septemb 2000

Radio-Television Republika Srpska (RTRS) New Summary, 16 September 2000,

19:30 News Headlines:

  • Dodik visits construction site of six-kilometre road in Velika Bukovica village near Prnjavor
  • Dodik participates in session of SNSD Main Board in Doboj
  • Tusevljak fails to fulfil IC expectations during his first two months in office – US Ambassador Thomas Miller
  • RS Association of Families of Missing Soldiers and POWs calls on RS authorities to make precise record of all housing units in RS
  • BiH Parliament House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Mirko Banjac says he expected OHR to issue statement on recent Silajdzic comments on RS, not to criticise RS representatives for failing to adopt Law on Supplements and Amendments to Law on Travel Documents
  • BiH House of Representatives member Branko Dokic surprised by OHR reaction and accusations against RS representatives
  • BiH House of Representatives member Vito Rakic says it is incorrect of IC to be giving superficial comments about work of this House
  • RS media must have permits from Yugoslav Information Ministry to visit Yugoslavia – SRNA
  • Yugoslav Information Minister Goran Matic says he will give statement on permits for RS journalists to RT RS on Monday – SRNA
  • Clinton advisor for Southeast Europe James O’Brien says US will examine possibility of lifting sanctions against Yugoslavia if democratic forces win upcoming elections
  • We need Yugoslav president who will protect Yugoslav people – SPS senior official Gorica Gajevic
  • If Yugoslav election results are published sooner than 25 September, one day after elections, it will mean they are rigged – DOS campaign manager Zoran Djindjic
  • ICTY is political court – DOS presidential candidate Vojislav Kostunica
  • Milosevic is seen as symbol of resistance in many countries – Montenegrin Socialist People’s Party
  • Yugoslav elections are aimed at protecting dictatorship – Montenegrin Democratic Party of Socialists
  • SPO presidential candidate Vojislav Mihailovic visits Uzice
  • Candidates of NATO parties stand no chance of winning Yugoslav elections – SRS presidential candidate Tomislav Nikolic
  • UNHCR envoy for Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro Eric Morris meets with Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic
  • Civilian injured near Glogovac – KFOR (no further details given)
  • US Army takes disciplinary action against nine US KFOR soldiers for mistreatment of civilians in Kosovo
  • Certain people within Croatian Interior Ministry will answer in connection with recent arrests in Croatia – Croatian President Stjepan Mesic in Split weekly Feral Tribune
  • One of five persons arrested recently in Gospic on war crimes charges confessed to crimes against Serbs – Croatian Interior Minister Sime Lucin
  • ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte says she is losing patience with NATO failure to arrest Radovan Karadzic
  • World news
  • 43rd Prijedor Brigade celebrates its day
  • Requiem for fallen soldiers of Second Krajina Brigade held in Banja Luka
  • Banja Luka Orthodox Bishop Jefrem visits construction site of Orthodox church in Slatina village near Prnjavor
  • Bodies of around 20 Bosniaks found in pit 20 kilometres south of Banja Luka – BiH State Commission for Missing Persons
  • Economy
  • UNICEF launches child anaemia prevention project in RS
  • Sports and weather