OHR RTRS News Summary, 18 March 2000

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Next RS National Assembly session to deal with new laws – Djokic International conference on relations between Constitutional Courts and other institutions begins in Ogata speaks with RS Minister for Refugees and DPs on return and reconstruction Ogata visits BiH participates in World Bank and IMF meeting of East European countries in Kiev BiH acceptance into European Council depends on fulfillment of conditions stated in Council resolution – Petritsch for Vecernje Novine US Administration worried with slow improvement in and presence of Mujahedins in BH – US Ambassador to BiH Bishop Komarica receives Golden Charter for Peace Klein meets with Mesic to discuss return of Croat refugees to BiH BiH Canton Ombudsman Deputy Causevic say 14 families in Livno can return to IPTF searches for weapons and equipment for wire-tapping in police stations in Glamoc and Tomislavgrad Albanian arrested in Djakovica for illegal possession of weapons KFOR confiscates illegal weapons in Prizren Serb National Council to decide on entering Kosovo Temporary Administrative Council within ten days Multiethnic Kosovo is impossible – Kouchner Yugoslav Minister for Refugees Morina accuses IC of ethnic cleansing of Serbs in Kosovo OSCE releases report on illegal Albanian police in Kosovo Serbs leave villages in Novo Brdo and Gnjilane Municipalities in Kosovo – UN 130 Serb refugees from Kosovo currently in Brezovica Kouchner opens clinic in Gracanica Yugoslav Minister for Telecommunications confiscates TV Kraljevo broadcast equipment Media outlets that were closed did not have licenses – Yugoslav Information Minister Vucic Montenegrin Foreign Minister Lukovac meets with Dienstbier on situation in Montenegro Tensions in Yugoslavia will not influence Stability Pact – Solana Report on emigration from BiH Sports and Weather Serbian police arrest four Czech soldiers – KFOR It is important for RS National Assembly to appoint justice to BiH Constitutional Court – Djokic Representatives of four villages from Klina Municipality in Kosovo require guarantees for return I am ready to meet with Rugova – Serbian Resistance Movement President Trajkovic World news Sports and Weather SNSD will pay close attention to refugee and DP issues – Dodik Boarders on Drina River against historical and political interests of Serbian people – Kalinic RS Authorities have forgotten some parts of RS, but equal development of RS is condition for its progress – PDP President Ivanic Present concept of power, based on nationalism, must be changed – SDP President Lagumdzija

News Summary

IPTF searches for weapons and equipment for wire-tapping in police stations in Glamoc and Tomislavgrad

The IPTF conducted a search in the police stations in Glamoc and Tomislavgrad. According to unofficial reports, IPTF searched for weapons and wire-tapping equipment in the Glamoc police station. In the presence of SFOR soldiers, the IPTF searched the offices of the police station and parts of the municipality building. Glamoc municipal authorities assessed this action as an attempt to deter Croatian refugees that were invited to the municipality building to fill out questionnaires on their wish to permanently remain in Glamoc and build family houses there, reported ONASA.

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