10/18/2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 18 October 2000

RT RS News Headlines:

  • More than 500 Serb high school students demonstrate in Brcko, they demand Brcko District Government to provide classrooms in separate buildings so they do not have to share building with Bosniak students (01:01)
  • Brcko Deputy Mayor Kokanovic confirms Serb high school students behaved violently and broke windows and incurred other material damage to ‘Bosniak buildings’
  • After meeting with students from west and east Mostar, Petritsch expresses disappointment over national division and appeals to students to do something to reintegrate university and Mostar since politicians have been unable to do this (00:38)
  • Continuation of RS National Assembly session scheduled for October 24 (01:23)
  • Milorad Dodik meets with Thomas Miller to discuss political situation in RS and upcoming elections (00:48)
  • Radisic and Dodik meet separately with Hungary Ambassador to BiH Kalman Kocsic to discuss current situation in RS and expectations in upcoming November elections (01:00)
  • IMF Resident Head to BiH Ansola holds farewell meeting with Dodik; they discussed loans to RS and implementation of privatisation process
  • BiH Parliament House of Representatives nominates Martin Raguz for Council of Ministers Chairman at session in Sarajevo (01:06)
  • RS Railway workers on strike due to non-fulfilment of their demands for better working conditions and payment of back-salaries
  • Project on erection of prefab houses to be implemented in Doboj area of RS
  • Rationing of electrical energy can be expected in RS due to current unresolved financial situation in RS Elektroprivreda power utility
  • RS Elektroprivreda power utility Director Marko Asanin nominates Ivo Maric as utility’s Technical Director
  • RS Branch Syndicate for Public Graphics Activities holds press conference to stress difficult financial situation of people employed in media
  • HDZ member Marko Tokic confirms BiH Croat referendum to take place between 4 and 11 November (00:28)
  • Kostunica holds consultations with Milutinovic on establishment of Yugoslav Government
  • Yugoslav Prime Minister should be from Montenegro – Serbian President Milan Milutinovic
  • DOS comments on details of finalised agreement on establishment of provisional Serbian government
  • Leaders of Montenegrin political parties hold meeting to discuss future status of Montenegro in Yugoslavia
  • BiH Foreign Ministry surprised by invitation of RS officials extended to Vojislav Kostunica to participate in commemorative ceremony for Jovan Ducic’s last remains in Trebinje; RS officials announce they will take special position if Kostunica accepts the invitation to visit Trebinje
  • World news
  • Brcko Mayor Sinisa Kisic signs agreement with Italy’s IMG Corporation on Italian Government donation for rehabilitation of Brcko port
  • RS Interior Minister Sredoje Novic says security situation in RS prior to November elections is satisfactory; announces new police station will open near Prijedor
  • S-Channel addresses appeal to all institutions in RS and international organisations not to allow implementation of IMC decision banning broadcasting operations of this media for 30 days