11.10.2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 11 October 2000

News Headlines:

  • RS Government demands BiH common institutions to immediately establish diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia (02:35)
  • Newly appointed RS Elektroprivreda Director Marko Asanin says SPRS, SDS, and SRS RS want to prevent legal replacement of RS Elektroprivreda Director (02:07)
  • Sacked RS Minister for Energy, Industry and Mining Vladimir Dokic denies he ever signed order for police to intervene in dismissal of Elektroprivreda RS Director Slobodan Mrdic in Trebinje (00:36
  • SNSD condemns SPRS attempt to over politicise simple transfer of official duty of top post in RS Elektroprivreda power utility (00:58)
  • Dodik ignored will of RS National Assembly when he executed replacement of Elektroprivreda RS Director Slobodan Mrdic – Djokic (00:20)
  • RS Government must always respect RS laws – DNS official Ostoja Barasin comments personnel change in RS Elektroprivreda top post (00:29)
  • Dodik meets with Chairman Tusevljak at Sarajevo Airport to discuss cooperation between BiH Council of Ministers and governments of BiH entities
  • OHR urges BiH Parliamentary Assembly and BiH Council of Ministers to adopt draft law on BiH state court by 11 November (01:50)
  • Draft law on BiH state court has no legal foundation in BiH Constitution – Gligoric during talks with RS Justice Minister Cedo Vrzina
  • Serb Orthodox Patriarch Pavle meets with EC Chairman Romano Prodi to discuss situation in Yugoslavia
  • Stability Pact Special Coordinator Bodo Hombach visits Belgrade to meet with DOS leaders
  • Yugoslavia is still in difficult security situation – Kostunica meets with Yugoslav Army HQ General Staff
  • Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister visits Belgrade to meet with Kostunica in capacity of special envoy of Croatian Prime Minister Racan
  • Djukanovic released from hospital after traffic accident in Montenegro on Monday
  • Former Yugoslav Army Chief of Staff Momcilo Perisic says he is ready to take up this duty again if his country needs him
  • Kostunica does not know very much about Montenegrin Constitution if he thinks he can prevent Montenegro from leaving Yugoslavia, in case it wanted to – DPS Montenegro
  • NATO has no plans to withdraw troops from Balkans following transfer of authority in Yugoslavia
  • Queen Elizabeth II congratulates Kostunica on election victory
  • The Hague Tribunal will allow ample time for consolidation of new government in Yugoslavia before demanding extradition of Slobodan Milosevic – ICTY spokesman Graham Blewitt
  • It is still too early to comment on improvement of human rights situation in Yugoslavia – human rights watchdog Amnesty International
  • US diplomat William Montgomery visits Belgrade and meets with Kostunica
  • DOS will invite Momir Bulatovic’s SNP-party Montenegro to talks on establishment of new Yugoslav Government
  • More than 2.5 million BiH citizens have registered for November general elections – OSCE spokesman Pearse McCorley (00:55)
  • IMC press release to remind media in BiH concerning rules on broadcasting and equitable access to political units during election campaign period (00:52)
  • Izetbegovic meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Mahatir for talks on possible mutual economic cooperation (00:26)
  • Radisic meets with delegation of RS war veterans and retired soldiers in Banja Luka who protest over announced mass evictions of ex-soldiers throughout RS (00:32)
  • 72-year-old Bosniak returnee killed by explosive device in Novi Grad on 7 October – UN spokesman Alun Roberts
  • Decision of High Representative on BiH PBS will regulate all aspects of relations between PBS and BiH Federation TV, and PBS and RT RS – OHR spokesperson Stiglmayer (01:45)
  • High Representative will probably impose solution for transformation of RTV BiH eventually – Jelavic’s media advisor Tihomir Begic (01:07)
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