SRNA REVIEW OF DAILY NEWS, April 24, 1996

Srpska Republica News Agency (SRNA) Directory

From: Mirjana Petrovic <[email protected]>

BERLIN - The "Berliner Morgenpost" revealed, referring to wellinformed circles u Bonn, that one of the priority goals that the USA is pursuing in the former B-H is the gradual neutralisa tion of the RS. The European allies, Great Britain and France, are firmly opposed to such a position, writes the Berlin paper, mentioning that the White House understood Milosevic's signature on the Dayton paper and the isolation of RS leaders as his ac ceptance of RS' demise.

DOBOJ - According to the Muslim media, a new mass attempt of Tesanj Muslims to forcibly cross the RS border in Usce and enter the Doboj area could happen on Sunday, April 28. This new attempt of Muslim extremists from Tesanj will be followed by the foreign media.

DOBOJ - The IFOR North Division Command, based in Tuzla, issued a communique in which it concludes that the "D+120" phase is a "critical step in arriving at a longlasting peace, and is a significant turn in the pace process" in the former B-H. In the communique made available to SRNA, the North Division Command said that the civilian and International Police will have the leading role in the next phase of the implantation of the peace accord in their zone of operation".

BANJALUKA - The Second Congress of War Medicine will be held from 24 to 27 April in Banjaluka, with the opening ceremony scheduled for today at 19:00 hrs in Banski Dvori. The Congress will deal with four topics: "War Injuries", "Infectious Diseases", "Health Care During War" and "Mental Health Care During War".

THE HAGUE - The Hague Tribunal turned down the demands of general Djordje Djukic's defence and, in stead of freeing him from charges, based their decision to release him on his need for medical treatment. The decision explains that general Djukic can continue medical treatment in any state he desires, except in

Holland, and that he must inform the Tribunal of his new address.

BEOGRAD - A delegate of the ICRC Search Service, Jean Fran cois Golet, confirmed that the ICRC contacted over 300 Serbs imprisoned in Croatia. In the newest edition of the Belgrade weekly magazine "Telegraf", Golet stated that the major portion of the imprisoned Serbs are in the Zagreb prison "Remetinac", while the rest are mostly held in prisons in the vicinity of Zagreb.

PARIS - "La Liberation" writes that the danger of renewed clashes in the former B-H appears to be more and more real be cause the Muslims consider that the eventual breakup of their federation with the Croats - which western analysts consider as being the weakest point in the Dayton agreement - will precipi tate territorial disputes. The eventual break between the present federation partners, the Muslims intend to use to threaten the international community with not accepting a negative outcome of the arbitration over Brcko, because this Serbian city would be their only link with international waters".

WASHINGTON - The "New York Times" claims that after the three warring sides signed the Dayton agreement, obliging them selves to peacefully resolve the conflict, Iran and Croatia signed a secret document on military cooperation and the delivery of Iranian missiles to the Bosnian Muslims and Croats. According to "New York Times", which is close to the State Department, other than deliveries of surfaceto-surface missiles, the agree- ment signed in December last year calls for the exchange of Croat and Iranian experts.

BELGRADE - The former Muslim prime minister and president of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haris Silajdzic, assessed that the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) wants to create a fundamentalist Muslim state. Silajdzic pointed out that "SDA today behaves as the communists once did, and it wants to create a state which would be detrimental to the Muslims themselves".

WASHINGTON - The US state undersecretary, Peter Tarnoff, confirmed that Bill Clinton's administration decided not to object to Iranian arms shipments to the Muslim Government in Sarajevo in 1994. While defending the Democratic Party from Republican accusations, Tarnoff said that the Administration gave the "green light" to the Croatian plan to mediate in arms deliv eries for its neighbour at war.

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