05.04.2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 5 April 2000

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News Headlines

  • Bridge opens between Slavonski Brod and Srpski Brod
  • Sarovic visits Serb Sarajevo to speak with municipal authorities and businessmen
  • Final seminar on Border Service takes place in Slatina, near Banja Luka
  • Russian Foreign Ministry concerned over arrest of Krajisnik
  • Chirac welcomes arrest of Krajisnik
  • SPRS again condemns arrest of Krajisnik
  • Serbian DAN Coalition Co-chairman Dragoljub Milunovic condemns arrest of Krajisnik, saying it could strengthen SDS
  • Krajisnik should take his overall plan with him to The Hague – Silajdzic
  • Belgrade attorney Igor Pantelic to defend Krajisnik – BETA
  • Simo Zaric and Miroslav Tadic temporarily released from ICTY prison
  • Two ICTY investigator interview 20 perspective witnesses in Banja Luka – UNIPTF spokesperson Roberts
  • Ljubija mine cooperating with Sartid company from Smederevo, Yugoslavia
  • Report on possibility of reviving cooperation between RS and Yugoslavia
  • RS and Slovenian businessmen form lumber industry meet in Banja Luka
  • 16 Serbs and 12 KFOR soldiers injured in conflicts
  • Serbian police arrest three international police officers who crossed administrative border
  • Kosovo and Metohija Serb National Council Vice-president Jaksic resigns after decision to join Kosovo Administrative Council
  • Annan welcomes Serb National Council decision to join Kosovo Administrative Council
  • KFOR has enough manpower, but international police do not – NATO General Secretary Robertson
  • Situation in Kosovo is positive – Fischer
  • Montenegrin President to meet with Solana and Hombach
  • Russia supports democratization of Serbia – Serbian Renewal Movement President Draskovic says in Moscow
  • Croatian police arrest Serb returnee Nebojsa Jelic for alleged war crimes
  • World news
  • Election silence to start on 7 April – IMC
  • Local elections cost 20 million marks – Barry
  • Conditions for fair elections better than before – Helsinki Board for Human Rights
  • Catholic graveyard in Mostar destroyed by group of Bosniak juveniles
  • January pensions to be distributed on 8 April
  • Sports and weather
  • Yugoslav Foreign Minister Jovanovic requests UN Security Council release Krajisnik and dismiss ICTY
  • KFOR stops departure of Serbs from Strbac to Skopje
  • Reinhardt says he is disappointed with Serb behavior
  • 100 Serbs protest in Gracanica against decision of Kosovo and Metohija Serb National Council to join Kosovo Administrative Council
  • German Government to support independent media in Balkans
  • OSCE Mission to Croatia spokesperson Palmer says Serb returns to Croatia are humanitarian, not political issue
  • World news
  • Del Ponte meets with Croatian Prime Minister Racan on cooperation
  • World news
  • Sports and weather
  • SNSD does not want unitary BiH, unitary army or unitary school system – Dodik
  • Banja Luka cannot develop until refugee issue is resolved – Democratic Party for Banja Luka and Krajina
  • Conflict of leaders caused riff among Serbian people – PDP
  • Drvar authorities omitted large number of Serb voters from lists – Zavicaj Social Democrats
  • During campaign, electronic media was objective, but print media was not – Party of Banja Luka Center
  • National parties will be defeated – SDP BiH
  • We condemn prodigality of parties during campaign – Pensioners Party
  • RS needs wise and brave people – Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) Municipal Board Trebinje
  • Democratic Party condemns expensive campaigns – DS public discussion in Bijeljina
  • SDA held first campaign rally in Gajevi, near Lopare, and emphasized that party wants essential changes and return of refugees and DPs
  • BiH Croat Peasant Party supports cantonization of BiH
  • SPRS and citizens demand special relations with Yugoslavia – SPRS
  • RS Radical Party fights for social justice and economic development – Radical Party
  • We condemn parties that act in RS and have their main offices outside of RS – SNS
  • These elections are choice between Serb national option and Bosnian option and SDS has information that SNSD sought postponement of local elections – SDS
  • Aim of Prijedor SDS is unity of Serb party in Municipal Assembly – SDS

News Summary

Electoral silence to start on 7 April – IMC

The election silence period in BiH begins on Friday, 7 April at 7 a.m., announce the IMC. This rule applies to all electronic and print media.

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