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                                             NEWS: DAILY BULLETIN

          THREE YEARS OF BOSNIAN CIVILIANS HIJACK IN MONTENEGRO

Podgorica, Feb 28, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Hijack of 2O Bosnian
civilians at the Strpci railway station that occurred 3 years
ago, was commemorated in Podgorica yesterday. Along with families
and friends of the missing ones, some opposition parties, non -
governmental organizations and many residents took part at the
protest. The two-hour protest including 1,5OO people was held in
front of the ICRC and Montenegrian govt. buildings. The police
did not allow the wreaths and flowers as a sign of memory and
protest, be left in front of the building of Montenegrian
president M. Bulatovic.
     About 2O Bosnian civilians were driven out of the train in
Strpci and lead into the unknown. The hijack is supposed to have
ben committed by extreme Serb and Montenegrian supporters of
Greater Serbia who at that time committed in genocide against
Bosnians in neighbouring eastern Bosnia. /end/ A.S.

          EUROPEAN UNION FOR ENFORCING THE ARMS EMBARGO

Brussels, Feb 28, 1996 (Press TWRA) -  EU and 9 joined states of
eastern and central Europe are in favour of enforcing the arms,
military equipment and ammunition embargo on the ex-Yugoslav
area, "due to strengthening a stable peace in the area, and
specially the security of civilians and the IFOR staff in B-H."
Embargo refers to Croatia, B-H and FR Yugoslavia as long as IFOR
is deployed there and mandated in eastern Croatia. Mine cleaning
equipment  would be exempted. /end/ A.S.

          KARADZIC WALKED BY PRIME MINISTER AND BILDT

Banjaluka, Feb 28, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Prime ministers of B-H and
its two entities, Muratovic, Kapetanovic and Kasagic, agreed
yesterday on providing the running water supplies to Gorazde,
after 4 years of war. R. Karadzic was in the Banjaluka City Hall
building, not far from the IFOR soldiers and Carl Bildt who
organized and mediated in yesterday's talks. Some western
diplomats were bitter due to IFOR's inefficiency with regard to
Karadzic's provocations while Hasan Muratovic said: "Could you
believe it? - He feels safe!" /end/ A.S.

          RUSSIAN TANKS - FOR BULGARIA

Moscow, Feb 28, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Russia will give Bulgaria 2OO
T-72 tanks and 1OO armoured vehicles which, by the Agreement on
conventional arms decrease (CFE) should be destroyed. Bulgaria
will pay transportation costs and destroy 2OO their old tanks and
some military equipment. In this way, Moscow avoids the cost of
destroying the tanks and "one of few east-European states,
unwilling to join the NATO" will get the arms. Socialists (Ex
communists) ruling Sofia, maintain close relations with Moscow
whose closest ally during the cold war was Bulgaria. /end/ A.S.�## CrossPoint v3.02 ##