19.10.2000

OHR RTRS News Summary, 19 October 2000

RT RS News Headlines:

  • Brcko District Assembly brings decision to stop classes in high schools in Brcko
  • UN and OHR condemn destruction of property in Brcko
  • BiH Helsinki Committee for Human Rights condemns SDS extremists for organising student demonstrations in Brcko (00:16)
  • SDA has same opinion as BiH Helsinki Board, and asks Brcko Supervisor Matthews to ensure normal living conditions for all citizens of Brcko (00:08)
  • SDS press release says it did not have anything to do with student demonstrations (00:15)
  • SPRS condemns attack on Bosniak property in Brcko (00:08)
  • Brcko Serb high school students want to show that situation in Brcko is artificial and unsustainable – SRS (00:07)
  • Youth should not be used in election campaign – Coalition for King and Fatherland (00:08)
  • Dodik lays cornerstone for construction of 500 apartments for war invalids and families of fallen soldiers in Serb Sarajevo
  • Dodik meets with Tusevljak, representatives of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and RS Petroleum Industry to discuss rehabilitation of RS oil industry
  • Radisic meets separately with French and US Ambassadors to BiH; they discuss upcoming BiH election and Stability Pact Summit in Zagreb
  • Sarovic meets with Russian Ambassador to BiH Sydorsky to discuss upcoming BiH election
  • First session of BiH Council of Ministers (after regular rotation) held in Sarajevo
  • SNSD holds election convention in Bijeljina; DOS envoys participate in convention
  • OSCE invites Yugoslavia to return to OSCE membership
  • Kostunica meets with Serbian President Milutinovic, Yugoslav Army Chief of Staff Pavkovic and Yugoslav intelligence service Chief Radomir Markovic to discuss current security situation
  • Nebojsa Covic is DOS candidate for post of Serbian Deputy Prime Minister – DOS
  • Montenegrin DPS will not participate in new Yugoslav Government – DPS
  • Yugoslavia needs aid in medicine and natural gas – Aleksandar Crown Prince Karadjordjevic
  • EC delegation visits Belgrade, no other details given
  • NATO to support Yugoslav application for membership in Partnership for Peace program – anonymous NATO source
  • Slovenia lifts oil embargo against Yugoslavia
  • Spasoje Krunic is SPO candidate for Serbian Deputy Prime Minister
  • Two Roma civilians injured in Stimlje, Kosovo – KFOR
  • Ratko Mladic took direct command of Drina Corps in 10 July 1995 – Radislav Krstic statement in ICTY during trial for Srebrenica massacre, he adds Mladic took direct command of attack and city after it was taken
  • World news
  • President of Committee for Transport of Final Remains of Poet Jovan Ducic Sarovic says Kostunica to participate in ceremony in Trebinje in unofficially capacity
  • Serb poet Jovan Ducic’s final remains arrive in Belgrade from US on way to Trebinje for final burial in his hometown
  • RS railroad workers strike board to meet with RS Railways Management on Thursday
  • RS War Veterans Association holds meeting with privatisation investment fund BORS Managing Board
  • Conference on Strategic Development and Recovery of Mostar Economy in Mostar ends
  • BiH Federation Government adopts decision on establishment of BiH Federation news agency
  • Sports and weather