OHR SRT News Summary, 13 July 1999 - Office of the High Representative

Headlines

BiH CoM established the mechanisms for budget control;
The RS Constitutional Court cancelled the decision on establishing and the decision on cancelling the secreteriat for Milici municipality;
G-7 meeting in Brussels: Donors Conference for Kosovo to take place at the end of July;

BiH CoM established the mechanisms for budget control, talked on results of Donors Conference and discussed the issues pertaining to organisation of the upcoming Summit on Stability Pact. CoM adopted the draft law on auditing of BiH institutions. They were discussing the issues pertaining to Chamber of Commerce, export trade issues, trade between Croatia and BiH.

Elizabeth Rehn made a farewell visit to Banja Luka and met with Radisic, Plavsic and the RS Minister of Interiors Sredoje Novic.

The Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the decisions by Poplasen and Plavsic on establishing and dissolving the secretariat for Milici municipality.

KOSOVO and FRY RELATED NEWS

SRT correspondent from Belgrade (Radmila Urosevic) reports on Serbs killed by Albanians throughout Kosovo, anti-government protest in Valjevo.

SRT carried the statements of SPO, DS, coalition “Vojvodina”, Association of the independent Trade Unions call for a general strike, Djukanovic’s comment exclusively for SRT.

RS NA speaker Petar Djokic scheduled the 7th Session of the RS NA for tomorrow. The PMs will discuss 19 proposal laws and 7 draft laws.

SRT crew visited Serb returnees in Sisak and Dvor na Uni (both towns in Croatia). SRT interviewed Serb returnees, mostly older people who are very poor. In most of their houses there is no water or electricity but they are glad to be back home again. SRT carried the statement of the Croatian Ministry for refugees official who was talking about the number of Serb returnees to Croatia.