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BosNet NEWS - May 14, 96
CONTENTS
[01] SILAJDZIC CRITICIZES HDZ
[02] DURAKOVIC ON B-H ELECTIONS
[03] UNITED STATE - ALBANIA -KOSOVO-SERBIA
[01] SILAJDZIC CRITICIZES HDZ
Sarajevo, May 14,1996 (Press TWRA)
"The 'Party for B-H'
personifies something HDZ does not like, and that is the fight for
united B-H and normal relations between B-H and Croatia. Bozo
Rajic's statement that there are no Federation, cantons, federal
police forces and no mixed cantons represents the open violation
of B-H sovereignty", stated dr. Haris Silajdzic, President of
'Party for B-H', on the press conference. Silajdzic consider that
HDZ is supporting division of B-H Federation to two national
territories, because as he claims, all state insignia of the
neighboring Republic Croatia exist in the one part of B-H, and
even telephone code. That part of the country has been swamped by
big advertisements and posters of the party and the President of
the neighboring state. "I think it is the right time to reexamine
the mandates of two key persons of the Federation, Zubak and
Ganic", concluded Silajdzic. (end) M.S.
[02] DURAKOVIC ON B-H ELECTIONS
Sarajevo, May 14,1996 (Press TWRA)
In an interview for "Dnevni
Avaz", Nijaz Durakovic comments the forthcoming elections in B-H.
Durakovic considers that the situation for SDP (Party of
democratic changes) is extremely difficult and describes the
position of his party: "We are totally financially devastated
party, media blocked, politically fairly obstructed and we will
probably take the hardest blows from the ruling parties, because
they respect us I believe as the most serious political opponent".
The pre-election situation in Mostar is for Durakovic "one big
dirty game, because, it is important to know, in that city even
Serbian civic council (SGV) has been divided. On the right bank we
have the man who voices concept of Great Croatia, although he is
Serb and leader of part of SGV. On the left bank is the Mirko
Pejanovic's relative who supports the pro-Bosnia-Herzegovina
orientation. Now everybody wants to get those Serbian votes which
could maybe decide the Mostars elections". Durakovic's opinion on
Dayton Accord is that "it is the crown of mistakes and cheep
compromises which our negotiators made (...) That agreement was
obviously octroyed and imposed by powerful people who rule in B-H.
We must be aware, unfortunately, that B-H today is not only
protectorate, but also some kind of occupied zone and that we do
not have much say in all of that". Durakovic announced his absence
from the next elections and gave support to Alija Izetbegovic
because: "He is the most deserving for all that is positive, but
also the most responsible for all that is negative, so let him
carry out this to the end ". (end) M.S.
[03] UNITED STATE - ALBANIA -KOSOVO-SERBIA
Tirane, Prishtine, May 14,1996 (Press TWRA)
"By opening of US
Office in Prishtine by the end of this month the Kosovo's
Albanians will be able to feel the readiness of their US friends
to help them. US closely follows the policy of Milosevic's regime
on Kosovo, and demanded from Belgrade to guarantee Albanians all
human and political rights and also to reintroduce the Albanian
language to the schools", stated US Congressman Eliot Engel, whom
Serbian media see as one of the leaders of Albanian lobby in
Washington. In the statement for TV Albania, asked weather US will
be mediator in the negotiations between Belgrade and Kosovo's
Albanians, Engel replayed: "America follows the events in this
region and it is ready to help solve the problems".
Albanian newspaper "Kohajone", which strongly criticizepresent administration in Tirane and especially the President Sali
Berisha, who in Albania is accused of being financed by Belgrade,
published the estimates on war risk until 2OOO, issued in CIA
report. According to CIA estimates Albania is, besides other 37
states (including Macedonian and Yugoslavia) in the "red zone"
among the countries with the largest war risk, and of neighboring
countries only Greece is among the countries of the low risk. The
newspaper claims that the CIA estimates are 7O% probable, and that
some former estimates of that agency (on Vietnam and Berlin wall)
were incorrect. (end) A.S.
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