22.10.2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 22 October 2000

RT RS News Headlines:

  • Kostunica meets Radisic, Genjac, Prlic and Primorac at Sarajevo airport;
  • Radisic expresses satisfaction with Kostunica meeting; “This region is facing great challenges and opportunities,” Radisic assesses, and stresses importance of Yugoslavia’s stabilising effect on the region;
  • Kostunica says normalisation of relations in Yugoslavia, as well as with neighbouring countries are priorities that he will discuss with Montenegrin leadership; “we support absolute implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement in its all aspects”;
  • Klein, as participant in meeting between Kostunica and BiH leadership, assesses “this is historic event and step forward toward better future” (02:35)
  • Serb Poet Jovan Ducic’s last remains buried in Trebinje monastery Gracanica; Sarovic and Kostunica participate in burial ceremony and commemorative service (02:23)
  • After Jovan Ducic’s burial in Trebinje, Dodik meets with Kostunica and stresses necessity of establishing diplomatic relations between BiH and Yugoslavia (01:58)
  • European social democratic parties say they support Kostunica
  • Kostunica calls on Montenegrin leadership not to bring any important decisions concerning this country’s status until Serbian Government and Parliament are fully established
  • SPO Serbia votes confidence in Draskovic, although he had tendered his resignation due to party’s poor showing in recent Yugoslav poll
  • DOS repeats request to call early parliamentary elections in Serbia for Monday 23 October
  • RS Education Workers’ Trade Union to strike as of Monday due to excessively low pay scale
  • RS National Assembly to discuss draft law on labour at session this Tuesday
  • Jelavic calls on presidents of Croat political parties in BiH to participate in joint meeting this Monday to discuss latest IC decisions in BiH (00:25)
  • According to data of RS Documentation Centre Veritas, which investigates war crimes committed against Serbs in Croatia, around 300 Serbs were liquidated in Pakracka dolina (valley) in Croatia alone
  • World news
  • RS tourist organizations participate in International Fair on Nature and Man in Novi Sad
  • Mushroom Exhibition opens in Banja Luka