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BosNet News: Press TWRA (96-08-13)
CONTENTS
[01] WILL HERZEG-BOSNIA DISSOLVE ON ACCOUNT OF DAYTON AGREEMENT?
[02] SOLANA IN SARAJEVO
[03] KOMSIC: "B-H MUST BE PRESERVED"
[04] OSCE CHANGE ETHNIC PICTURE OF HERZEGOVINA?!
[05] CHRISTOPHER-JOULWAN-FROWICK
[06] RUGOVA IS TARGET OF THE SERBIAN ACCUSATIONS
[07] PULJIC LETTER TO ROBERT FROWICK
[08] SOLANA: "BEGIN TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE"
[09] SERBS MADE A "CESSION" TO IFOR
[10] B-H HINDER TO SOLVE THE CRISIS IN THE B-H FEDERATION
[01] WILL HERZEG-BOSNIA DISSOLVE ON ACCOUNT OF DAYTON AGREEMENT?
Sarajevo, August 12,1996 (Press TWRA)
After session of Federation Forum continued yesterday the representatives
of Bosniak and Croatian side commented on it: "The transfer of power from
"Herzeg-Bosnia" to Federation administration is not disputed, the only
important thing is weather these institutions are capable of taking over
the duties", stated BH Federation Minister Jadranko Prlic. President of BH
Republic Government Hasan Muratovic commented on Bosniak's insisting on the
precise deadlines which were denoted as the main reason for the failure of
the yesterday's talks. Muratovic stated that this was not about discord
but that Zubak (President of BH Federation) "does not allow to be written
that the "Herzeg-Bosnia" will cease to function on the certain date,
instead he demands the formula which was proposed, the steps will be taken
and so on... Those are confused formulations coming before elections. We
must have Federation which be able to function, because Republic of Srpska
will function too, in contrary Dayton has failed and that must be
announced, and searched for the different solution", stated Muratovic.
(end) D.O.
[02] SOLANA IN SARAJEVO
Sarajevo, August 12,1996 (Press TWRA)
The meeting between the NATO General Secretary Javier Solana and the US
General George Joulvan has been announced for today. They will meet with
the BH officials and leaders of political parties, the PIC High
Representative Deputy Michael Steiner and chief of OSCE mission in BH
Robert Frowick and the IFOR Commander in BH Admiral Lopez. On the agenda
are IFOR's preparations for BH elections. (end) D.O.
[03] KOMSIC: "B-H MUST BE PRESERVED"
Sarajevo, August 12,1996 (Press TWRA)
Ivo Komsic, member of BH Presidency, President of Croatian Peasants Party
and director of the election headquarters of the "Joint list" of the nine
BH parties in an interview for BH magazine "Svijet" among others said: "The
political situation in Mostar is not just connected with the elections in
Mostar and it is not just the result of election results. Regarding the
elections, one thing was clear: HDZ lost elections in Mostar regardless of
denoted irregularities", said Komsic. Commenting the recent Tudjman's visit
to America and the indisputable Clinton's pressure on Croatian President
the result of which was the final "melting of Croats in Mostar, Komsic
said: "We have very clear American positions, and on the other hand we have
information which are coming from the other side, Croatian media, which do
not agree with those previous. When we look at one and the other
information we do not know who went to see whom, who made the conditions to
whom and so on. We only had quite clearly expressed position uttered by
Croatian media through Nenad Ivankovic's mouth, (the spokesman of HDZ
Croatia and President Tudjman personally) on the Croatian television News
in which the whole world has been accused for Croatian position. And when
you watch that you can recognize the Serbian way of treating the whole
world. Now one can hear from Zagreb approximately the same things which
Milosevic uttered when he was defending before his own public, constructing
conspiracies done by the whole world against poor, threatened people...",
stated Komsic. Komsic also commented the present developments about
dissolving so called "Herzeg-Bosnia" and Croats' conduct in Herzegovina,
stating that world sees the problem of implementation of the Federation in
solving Mostar's problem and dissolving the para-state creation
"Herzeg-Bosnia". "It is very interesting that Croats in Herzegovina are
slowly starting to realize that they are actually the most cheated part of
Croatian people in BH. We only have to remember the starting political
thesis which were presented to them. First they were told they will be the
part of Croatian state, that Bosnia and Herzegovina will not exist at all.
After that they were convinced that was not possible, but that on the other
hand is possible to create Croatian state in BH. Now when it is obvious
that this also is not possible, this part of our national corpus is being
prepared for "Herzeg-Bosnia" as cultural society", said Komsic and added:
"This period represents the new beginning for BH, it shows that the idea of
BH is still alive and that it has to be developed in the interest of BH,
which is our homeland. (end) D.O.
[04] OSCE CHANGE ETHNIC PICTURE OF HERZEGOVINA?!
Mostar, August 13, 1996. (Press TWRA)
The Governor of the Neretva-Herzegovinian canton, Fatima Leho has some
information that according to the current regulations of OSCE, around 6.000
Bosnian Croats who temporarily live in Stolac, Capljina, Prozor and
Pocitelj, would be able to vote in the listed cities during the September
elections. That says our correspondent from Mostar. "We will demand in the
canton the refugees who have not lived before the war in this area because
this would drastically change the population picture of Herzegovina with
possible dramatically consequences", said Miss Leho for the local Mostar
TV. She warned that even mentioning this possibility has caused a storm of
protests among the Stolac and Capljina refugees who demand the stoppage of
the legalization of ethnic cleansing in these territories. The Governor has
been of an opinion that the Neretva- Herzegovinian canton has the least
possible conditions for the September elections because their Constitution
has not been yet accepted. Miss Leho has made some effort to convene a
session of the Parliament of the Canton as soon as possible. (end) M.S.
[05] CHRISTOPHER-JOULWAN-FROWICK
Brussels, August 13, 1996. (Press TWRA)
Before going to Geneva to check what has been done so far during the IFOR
mission, the US Secretary of State Warren Christopher has met today with
the NATO Commander in Europe, George Joulwan and the spokesman of the OESS,
Organization for the European Security and Cooperation, Robert Frowick.
Diplomatic circles think that the US Secretary of State will demand at
their meeting in Geneva from President of the BH Presidency, Alija
Izetbegovic, Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and Serbian President
Slobodan Milosevic to ensure the conditions for the as free as possible
elections, allow freedom of movement and accessibility to the media for all
the participants in the elections. (end) M.S.
[06] RUGOVA IS TARGET OF THE SERBIAN ACCUSATIONS
Belgrade, August 13, 1996. (Press TWRA)
"Separatists, nationalistic and terroristic organizations of the Kosovo
Albanians have slightly tried to take over", said Radmilo Bogdanovic,
President of the Council of republics and Committee for defence and
security in the SFR Parliament. Bogdanovic has said that Ibrahim Rugova is
the key figure behind the latest explosions in Kosovo. He has repeated the
previous opinion that the Kosovo Terrorism is being backed up and supported
by the hesitation of the international factors. Regarding the notified
dialogue between Serbs and Albanians, Bogdanovic has said that it is going
to be held without mediators because "Kosovo Albanians must recognize that
they are citizens of serbia and SFR". (end) M.S.
[07] PULJIC LETTER TO ROBERT FROWICK
Mostar, August 13, 1996. (Press TWRA)
President of the City Committee of HDZ from Mostar, Mile Puljic, has sent a
letter yesterday to the spokesman of the OESS, Robert Frowick wherein he
protests the decision of the Temporary Election Commission that the local
elections process and that they will not be repeated in September.
Referring to the temporary statute of Mostar, Puljic points out in the
letter that this decision is "opposite to the Dayton Agreement" and hopes
that the Temporary Election Commission will reconsider the decision and
allow the holding of the upcoming elections in the City on Neretva. (end)
M.S.
[08] SOLANA: "BEGIN TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE"
Sarajevo, August 13, 1996 (Press TWRA)
Yesterday, secretary general, Javier Solana said, after the talks with the
B-H Presidency, that the IFOR forces will take the all the necessary
security measures to ensure the September elections in B-H and continue
monitoring the realization of the Dayton peace agreement even after its
completion. Solana has also invited all the citizens of B-H to use "great
opportunity that they have, on the forthcoming elections" and "instead of
looking in the past, begin to look in the future." Solana has pointed out
the readiness on the Bosnian side to allow the whole return of Croats and
Serbs on the B-H Army controlled territories and has also invited the other
sides to set the Bosnian example. Ejup Ganic, the vice-president of the B-H
Federation, said that the return will be allowed when IFOR or some other
organization make special plans. NATO secretary general, Javier Solana and
the commander of the allied forces in Europe, general George Joulwan had
also met in Sarajevo with the B- H Federation President, Kresimir Zubak,
and they discussed about the issues of functioning and developing the
Federation. President Zubak informed Javier Solana and George Joulwan that
the difficulties in developing the Federation are not caused by
"Herzeg-Bosnia", but by the partner side. (end) M.S.
[09] SERBS MADE A "CESSION" TO IFOR
Sarajevo, August 13, 1996. (Press TWRA)
Since the Bosnian Serbs did not allow the check-up of a military building
near Han Pijesak, yesterday NATO ordered isolated troops in the Serbian
controlled territories, to withdraw to easily defensible posts. The
monitors said that the NATO order, which includes a call to the
international civil staff to pull out from the Serbian territory, will make
easy for the Alliance to take steps against Serbs. General Michael Walker,
the commander of the IFOR land forces, after this latest incident, decided
to pull out from Pale the NATO liaison officers and thus stop the
communication with the Bosnian Serbs military and political leaders. He
also vetoed all the flights for the needs of the Bosnian Serbs Army and
canceled the meeting with general Ninkovic, the commander of the Serbian
military aircraft.
Biljana Plavsic, the president of the Bosnian Serbs entity,yesterday, after the meeting with the secretary general Javier Solana, said
that she would allow the IFOR members to check out today the military
building near Han Pijesak. This sudden "cession" on the Serbian part had
happened after a number of interventions and predictions that the war crime
criminal Ratko Mladic might be arrested who right there lives most of the
times. (end) M.S.
[10] B-H HINDER TO SOLVE THE CRISIS IN THE B-H FEDERATION
Sarajevo, August 13, 1996. (Press TWRA)
In the US Embassy headquarters in Sarajevo, there was a discussion about
the burning problems within the B-H Federation, and the main issue has been
again the annulment of the so-called Herzeg-Bosnia and its integration in
the B-H Federation. Ejup Ganic, the vice-president of the B-H Federation
has pointed out at his press-conference, that an annex was added which will
define the so-called Herzeg- Bosnia status within Federation. Ganic said "I
think that B-H Croats in collaboration with Zagreb evade this issue and
hinder the stabilization of the situation in the Federation. A session of
the Mostar City Council is scheduled for tomorrow which the Croats intend
to boycott which again is an obstruction of the realization of the
Federation which has been conditioned by annulment of the so-called
Herzeg-Bosnia. (end) M.S.
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