20.08.2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 20 August 2000

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News Headlines:

  • Following return from US, Dodik believes Dayton Agreement will not be revised
  • Returnee tent settlements cannot be erected in Banja Luka, but only in camping grounds – Dodik
  • Dodik denies allegations of Croat politicians that return of Croats to RS is insignificant
  • Radio Yugoslavia short-wave transmitter near Bijeljina turned off after IMC requested explanation of its status – IMC spokesperson
  • BiH Constitutional Court decides that three RS Constitution and one BiH Federation Constitution provisions are not in accordance with BiH Constitution
  • Srbinje fire brigade localizes fire in Sutjeska National Park
  • Three fires burning in Srebrenica region
  • Uncertain whether Kursk submarine crew is still alive
  • 6,000 Bosniaks and Croats returned to Prijedor, and 1,050 Serbs to Sanski Most, expectations of two-way return agreement not met
  • Livno Serbs in great woe, many problems no one want to help them with, but they still want to remain in their homes
  • British and New Zealand soldiers take part in exchange of fire in Vitez, New Zealander wounded and hospitalized – SFOR
  • Montenegrin plans to establish customs checkpoints on border with Serbia to control flow of goods – SRNA
  • Montenegro not intending to collect insurance fee for vehicles coming from RS – Montenegrin Customs Authority
  • Belgrade citizens support Kostunica
  • Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) requests Yugoslav Election Commission to order local election commissions to make voter registers available
  • Serb-owned house torched in Mogila near Gnjilane, in Kosovo – radio ham operators
  • Explosion registered near premises of Democratic League of Kosovo (Rugova’s party) in Malisevo on 18 August – KFOR
  • Banja Luka Summer Drama Festival ‘Ljetne Igre’ ended on 19 August
  • Sports
  • Weather – 41 degrees Celsius recorded in Banja Luka on this day