Various News Reports and News

Call Number
350-1-1:727/7

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:727/7
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
VHS NTSC #727 / No. 7
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000727
Date of air
1999-04-08
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
46 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
CNN
- Mary Tillotson leads a discussion with Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Lawrence Farrell, Paula Dobriansky of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Radmila Milentijevic, former Serbian Information Minister. Topics of discussion: deployment of Apache helicopters, possibility of NATO use of ground troops in Kosovo, and NATO's exit strategy.
- Brent Sadler reports from Belgrade on Yugoslavia declaring cease-fire in observance of the Orthodox Easter.
- John King reports from the White House on Yugoslavia's proposal for cease-fire. Statement by President Bill Clinton included.
- Frank Sesno interviews Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Tom Kelly. Topics discussed: expansion of NATO bombing campaign.
- Christiane Amanpour reports from Kukes, Albania, on the Kosovo Albanian political leadership, the ways the refugees are being taken care of in various camps, and on prospects for peace. Statement by Genc Pollo of the Kosovo Albanian Democratic Party included.
- Jeanne Meserve interviews the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald. Topics of discussion: ICTY indictment of Milosevic, Yugoslav government cooperation with ICTY.
CNN Today:
- Statement by Yugoslav Foreign Minister Nebojsa Vujovic on Yugoslavia's proposal for Easter cease-fire.
- Brent Sadler reports from Aleksinac, Serbia on NATO air raids on the Serbian town.
- Matthew Chance reports from the Yugoslav-Macedonian border on the growing concerns regarding the high number of Kosovo refugees in the country. Statement by Dr. Lex Winkler of Doctors Without Borders featured.
- Live broadcast, press conference: White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart briefs the press. Topics of discussion: transfer of Kosovo refugees to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (report cut off).

Context

Associated Names
CNN (Copyright holder, Creator/Author, Producer)