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BosNet Digest V5 #17 / Jan. 10, 1996
From: Nermin Zukic <n6zukic@SMS.BUSINESS.UWO.CA>
CONTENTS
[01] ONE DEAD AND NINETEEN INJURED PERSONS
[02] THREE PROJECTILES FIRED ON EASTERN PART OF MOSTAR
[03] B-H REFUSED AGREEMENT ON EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
[04] CLINTON IN B-H
[05] BLOODSHED IN SARAJEVO - SERBS TARGETED A TRAM
[06] L. SMITH - NO INSTRUCTORS AND ARMS FOR BOSNIANS
[07] DOCTORS ARE LACKING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
[08] MILLON STRESSES CREDITS OF FRANCE FOR PEACE IN BOSNIA
[01] ONE DEAD AND NINETEEN INJURED PERSONS
Sarajevo, Jan 1O,1996 (Press TWRA) - The result of yesterday's
Bosnian Serbs' attack on the tram in the center of Sarajevo is 19
injured citizens among which were three children. One women,
whose identity is impossible to establish, was killed. The IFOR
spokesman Bob Anderson said that it has been undoubtably
established that the mine-launcher projectile was fired from
Grbavica, part of the city under Serbian control.
After this attack the situation in Sarajevo is still tense.
The letter which one of the bosnian Serbs leaders Momcilo
Krajisnik sent to EU High Representative Carl Bildt makes
situation even worse. Krajisnik demands the extension of the
deadline for handing over the parts of the city under Serbian
control to B-H Federation, until September 15. Krajisnik warned
in his letter about the other possible terrorist attacks on the
city by "dissatisfied Serbs". (end) S.K.
[02] THREE PROJECTILES FIRED ON EASTERN PART OF MOSTAR
Mostar, Jan 1O, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Safet Orucevic, major of
Eastern part of Mostar said in an interview for the local TV that
he will demand from Republic Croatia to sent its police forces in
order to help establishing the joint police forces in Mostar.
The EU Police Forces headquarters in Mostar announced that
last night around 8:3O p.m. three mortar grenades fell on the
Eastern part of Mostar. It has not yet been establish from which
direction the projectiles were fired. (end) S.K.
[03] B-H REFUSED AGREEMENT ON EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
Sarajevo, Jan 1O,1996 (Press TWRA) - The B-H Government
representatives refused yesterday to sign the agreement on
release of war prisoners proposed by the International Red Cross.
The President of B-H Commission for exchange of war prisoners
Amor Masovic said on the press conference in Sarajevo that
Serbian side presented the list with the names of only 123 B-H
citizens. Masovic said that was "ridicules" because B-H
Government has 24 742 persons who disappeared or have been
imprisoned since the war started on file. The Serbian list is
only O,5 of the actual number of missing persons. The B-H Foreign
Minister Sacirbey stated that his Government will not sign the
agreement, until it gets some answers about the destiny of
persons who were on previous lists. "In opposite, that could mean
that anyone can kill war prisoner and walk free", said Sacirbey.
The Hague - The International Tribunal for War Crimes on the
territory of Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and NATO will sign on Jan
19, in Brussels the agreement which will denote the ways of
extradition of the war criminals in case IFOR soldiers capture
any of them on the B-H territory, said ICTY spokesman Christian
Chartier. (end) S.K.
[04] CLINTON IN B-H
Washington, Jan 1O,1996 (Press TWRA) - The White House spokesman
M. McCurry announced that US President Clinton will visit next
weekend US troops deployed in B-H. The details of the visit are
still secret for security reasons. According to the sources close
to B-H Government Clinton will meet with B-H Government
representatives and US troops in Tuzla. (end) S.K.
[05] BLOODSHED IN SARAJEVO - SERBS TARGETED A TRAM
Sarajevo, Jan 9, 1996 (Press TWRA) In today's Serb assault on a
tram in the Sarajevo center, one passenger was killed and dozen
wounded. The tram was hit by rocket launched grenade from the
Serb terrorist position in the occupied Sarajevo residential area
of Grbavica. IFOR French soldiers returned the fire against Serb
positions which lasted for 2O minutes. The incident was followed
with intensified sniper fire in Sarajevo. /end/ A.S.
[06] L. SMITH - NO INSTRUCTORS AND ARMS FOR BOSNIANS
Split, Vienna, Jan 9, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Aleksa Buha, a close
associate of R. Karadzic and head of self-styled diplomacy of
"Republika Srpska" gave the interview for Croatian daily
"Slobodna Dalmacija". Buha says: "Disarmament, restoring the
trust, balance of power and similar, are permanently talked
about. On the other side, Americans want to arms and train
Muslims! The Turks should have been authorized for that. In
accord with the plan, they are not allowed to. I talked about it
with Mr Leighton Smith who promised that, while he is in Bosnia,
there will be neither training nor instructors." /end/ A.S.
[07] DOCTORS ARE LACKING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Sarajevo, Jan 9, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Republic Committee for
Health & Social Welfare of B-H released 3,635 medical workers can
be immediately employed in B-H: 373 general practitioners, 31O MD
specialists, 135 dentists, 76 pharmacists, 784 higher-qualified
nurses and 192 nurses and technicians, 36 biochemists and a
specialist in testing and examining the medicines. Some the
doctors joined the aggressor before the war, some left for
neighboring or western states and many were killed. /end/ A.S.
[08] MILLON STRESSES CREDITS OF FRANCE FOR PEACE IN BOSNIA
Paris, Jan 9, 1996 (Press TWRA) - French defence minister Charles
Millon said that future generation will express their
acknowledgement to France for turn in the war in ex-Yugoslavia
providing the USA to get involved in the peace process.
Asked if the efforts of the US president Clinton put France
aside, Millon said for the Radio Classique: "Today's and history
estimates are different. I believe, however, that Americans are
rewarded for what has been done. Yet, I believe that history will
say the French enabled the turning point. France encouraged USA,
standing aside, to involve realizing that its role as super power
is questioned."
The US media stress that after many years of hesitation, of
Europe which proved to be incapable of settling the problem in
its own yard, involvement of the USA was crucial achieving more
in three months than Europe in three years. British "Financial
Times" has claimed that the most deserving for turn and peace in
B-H is the UN British gen sir Rupert Smith who changed pro-Serb
attitude of his predecessor sir Michael Rose. Along with Smith,
the paper points out French president Chirac who outweighed among
the interventionists on the west, the US senator Bob Dole who
demanded lifting the arms embargo on Bosnia encouraged resolution
of the USA, Croatian president Tudjman who launched offensive in
western Bosnia and "Krajina" and the US diplomat Holbrooke whose
marathon-tour enabled Dayton. For that, Hobrooke is awarded the
Nahum Goldmann price by World Jewish Congress. /end/ A.S.
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