News

Call Number
350-1-1:598/3

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:598/3
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #598 / No. 3
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000598
Original Title
Dnevnik
Date of air
1999-02-13
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Serbo-croatian
Duration
28 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Serbian Television Evening News:
- Report on Serbian protests in Rambouillet: support for Serbs in Yugoslavia, Serbia cannot be without Kosovo, must defend Kosovo.
- Press conference with Hill, Majorski, and Petritsch: Rambouillet talks moving in a positive direction.
- Serbian public reaction to Kosovo crisis.
- Report on the kidnapping of an Albanian family by the KLA – Albanian policeman in Kosovo Isem Ouri: his family is a KLA target because of his loyalty to Serbia (cited); KLA hardcore criminals.

News in English:
- Milan Milutinovic: Serbian delegation signed ten key points; asked to meet and talk directly to Albanian representatives (cited).
- Teodoros Pangalous (sp.): KLA nothing else but terrorists (cited).
- News brief: KLA killings and abductions continue – to this date 17 people were killed and three abducted; Russia: condemns NATO threats to Yugoslavia (cited).

Serbian Television Evening News:
- Report on foreign media coverage:
French media: problems in talks caused by Albanian insistence upon independence; Liberation: Albanian delegation unrealistic about independence – Hebert Vedrin: no country would support an independent Kosovo after considering the effects it would have on surrounding countries, success of talks depends upon the Albanian capability to find a solution other than independence (cited); Liberation: everything depends on Contact Group and their protection of Kosovo Albanians; Madeleine Albright arriving tomorrow for upcoming Contact Group meeting.
- Serb protests in Lyon, France; unidentified speakers: French people misled in real truth about Balkans, U.S. has no right to meddle, find solution peacefully (translated, VO)
- Kosovo Albanian protests in Rambouillet: asking for independence; two U.S. Congressmen support protesters: Serbian side to blame for delay in talks (cited); U.S. Congressman Engel (sp.) chief lobbyist for Albanian interests.
- Citation of upcoming Politika editorial "What is the goal in the magnification of the Kosovo question?" Albanian delegation persistent in refusal to sign ten principles of Contact Group – why is Albanian delegation in Rambouillet?, all Albanian counselors are from US, their mission is to destabilize the region and convince world community that NATO presence in Kosovo is necessary, U.S. directs diplomatic game in Rambouillet, moderate Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova used to fool regular Kosovo Albanians, U.S. supports terrorists.
- Report on explosion in Urosevac. [inaudible]
- Serbian public reaction to Kosovo crisis.
- Zoran Andjelkovic statement. [inaudible]

Context

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