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BosNet News: July 17, 1996T
CONTENTS
[01] AGREEMENT WITH US FIRM ON TRAINING FEDERATION ARMY SIGNED
[02] FROWICK -PLAVSIC MEET
[03] PROLONGATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD
[01] AGREEMENT WITH US FIRM ON TRAINING FEDERATION ARMY SIGNED
Sarajevo, July 17, 1996 (Press TWRA)
The highest officials of the Bosnian and
BH Federation governments yesterday singned an agreement , with
representatives of a U.S. firmm MPRI, on beginning of the Train & Equip
programwhich will lead to the reorganisation of the Federation
army
along the same lines as those of the NATO countries. James Pardew, U.S.
Special Envoy formilitary affairs stated that the process of
establishing military balance has begun today will ensure a lasting
stability in the region. Pardew affirmed that the U.S. did not want a
repetition of the unequal conflict of the last four years in Bosnia.
President Alija Izetbegovic said that the signing of this agreement
was a first step towards establishing a real military balance .The
President of the Muslim -Croat Federation Kresimir Zubak added that all
the guarantees have been provided for the successful training of the BH
Federation defence forces.In Washington yesterday, State Department
spokesman Nicholas Burns stated that this event marks the beginning of
the 13-month-long program which could be prolonged for an additional 12
months.
[02] FROWICK -PLAVSIC MEET
Belgrade, July 17, 1996 (Press TWRA)
The head of the OSCE's BH Mission
,Robert Frowick, met last night in Pale with the "acting President" of
the Republika Srpska, Biljana Plavsic,the chairman of the Serb Assembly, M.
Krajisnik and the 'foreign minister' A.Buha. Serbian media in Pale reported
that negotiations took place regarding the participation of SDS in the
September 14 general elections and the Karadzic case.
In another development, Biljana Plavsic told the Novi Sad daily Dnevnik
that the Bosnian Serbs will not be participate in a unitary and
sovereign Bosnia because they would be second class citizens of such a
state. She stated that the Union will partly endanger the independent
character of the Republika Srpska and the Muslim-Croat Federation
but that the Republika Srpska " might gain some advantages out of this
Union, especially
economic ones.
[03] PROLONGATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD
Sarajevo, July 17, 1996 (Press TWRA)
The OSCE Office in
Sarajevo announced that the temporary electoral commission decided
yesterday to prolong the period of voter registration for the
September 14 election. This decision was made in order to enable all
voters, especially refugees to have more time to register.
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