News

Call Number
350-1-1:600/4

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:600/4
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #600 / No. 4
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000600
Date of air
1999-03-10
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Serbo-croatian
Duration
15 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Studio B Evening News:
- Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov to meet Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade tomorrow: discussion of Kosovo situation and peace solution; Ivanov meeting today with Albanian political leaders in Tirana, Albania.
- Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Papandreou to meet Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, Yugoslav Deputy Minister Vuk Draskovic, and President of Serbia Milan Milutinovic.
- KLA attacks Yugoslav army forces near the villages of Zur and Brez; OSCE reported that a shootout around Jeskovo has stopped – one policeman was wounded [part of this report is inaudible].
[NOTE: these reports also appear in the last ten minutes of tape 769]
- Announcer: Yugoslav Ministry of Information refutes accusations that human rights abuses occur on territory of Kosovo and Raska.
- Report inaudible.
- Vuk Draskovic meets Norwegian representative Artur Frederick (sp.): discussion of Kosovo crisis. [parts of this report are inaudible]
- Announcer: the Gora Villagers Homeland Association (Zavicajno Udruzenje Goranaca) calls on Gora village men over 18 to prepare to fight, if needed: Yugoslavia their only country, for 50 years Albanian officials forced Gora villagers to change their Serbian names; Bob Dole disappointed that KLA refused to sign the Ten Principles of the Contact Group: blames KLA leader Hasim Taci (all cited).
- Henry Kissinger testifies before Congress against U.S. involvement in Kosovo [part of this report is inaudible].

RTS 1:
- Announcer: Yugoslav government reaction to Brcko status: arbitrary Commission has jurisdiction only in areas around Brcko, the change of status is a direct violation of the Dayton agreement and of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (cited).
- Federal parliament meets: denounces UN human rights envoy Irizi Disbir's report on human rights violations in Kosovo province and Raska area, Yugoslav government will gather information for report at upcoming UN human rights commission meeting in Geneva; parliament discusses economic plans, support for developing small business.

Context

Associated Names
Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS) (Producer)