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FOREIGN PRESS BUREAU ZAGREB
Daily Bulletin

October 9, 1998

In todays bulletin:
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CROATIA

1. Sarinic Resigns
2. Simonivic: Donors Conference Would Significantly Aid Social Development
3. OSCE Officials Arrive For Two-day Visit
4. EU Wishes to Contribute to Return & Reintegration
5. Tudjman Calls VONS Session
6. Radic & Papal Nuncio to Sign Economic Agreement Today
7. Council of Europes Refugee Committee Visits Vukovar
8. Conference on Water & Public Water Supplies
9. Founding of Vjesnik d.d. Presents New Competition in Croatia

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

10. Consultations Needed For Safe Return of Refugees in the Federation
11. Cavic Removed From Parliamentary Seat in Republika Srpska
12. News Agencies to Report Attempts of Obstruction to Their Work &
Broadcasting


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CROATIA


1. SARINIC RESIGNS

Hrvoje Sarinic told reporters that he had handed in his resignation to
President Tudjman on October 1. The resignation explained why Sarinic was
stepping down from all state and party functions. He added that this
decision had been brought before results of the investigation of his public
appearance on September 25-26, 1998.

The investigation, which began due to allegations made public by certain
Croatian politicians that the SIS had followed them and monitored their
calls, came to an end on Thursday. All concerning material was handed over
to the National Security Office.


2. SIMONIVIC: DONORS CONFERENCE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY AID SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Speaking on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly, Croatian representative
to the UN Ivan Simonovic said social development in Croatia could be
significantly aided by a planned international donors conference.


3. OSCE OFFICIALS ARRIVE FOR TWO-DAY VISIT

A delegation comprised of OSCE officials from Vienna arrived on a two-day
visit to Croatia on Thursday. According to OSCE spokesperson Mark Thompson
the delegation will first visit Zagreb before continuing on to the Croatian
Danube Region. It will end its visit with a press conference in Vukovar.


4. EU WISHES TO CONTRIBUTE TO RETURN & REINTEGRATION

According to the office of the European Council in Zagreb, the European
Union wishes to contribute to the return of refugees and to the
reintegration and reconciliation process. With programs, such as Project
Ernestinovo, it wishes to finance and restore Croatia. Its partner in the
undertaking will be the German association Arbeiter Samariter Bund.


5. TUDJMAN CALLS VONS SESSION

Croatian President Franjo Tudjman called a session of the National Security
and Defence Council (VONS) to discuss the Popes visit to Croatia and
NATOs threats to FR Yugoslavia. VONS commended the Ministry of the
Interior and all who had participated in ensuring the Pope a safe visit. In
respect to the developing situation in FR Yugoslavia the Council proposed
the border with Yugoslavia be better monitored and secured.


6. RADIC & PAPAL NUNCIO TO SIGN ECONOMIC AGREEMENT TODAY

Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Jure Radic and the Papal Nuncio Giulio
Einaudi will sign an agreement on economic issues today. It will be the
concluding agreement between Croatia and the Holy See relating to vital
joint issues.


7. COUNCIL OF EUROPES REFUGEE COMMITTEE VISITS VUKOVAR

A delegation of the Council of Europes Committee for Refugees visited
Vukovar on Thursday where it met with the Vukovar - Sirmium prefect Rudolf
Koenig to discuss the return plan. So far 10,000 refugees have returned to
the region and a further 40,000 are waiting to return.


8. CONFERENCE ON WATER & PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

A Conference on Water and Public Water Supplies began in Primosten on
Wednesday under the auspices of the Ministry of Health. The Conference was
opened by the head of the Croatian Institute for Public Health Mate
Ljubicic and will last three days.


9. FOUNDING OF VJESNIK d.d. PRESENTS NEW COMPETITION IN CROATIA

An agreement was signed by the Zagreb daily, Vjesnik, and the printing
house, Hrvatska tiskara, on Thursday, founding a new joint firm called
Vjesnik d.d.. According to managing board chairperson of Vjesnik, Ivan
Bosicevic, the new firm will present new competition on the Croatian market
as well as abroad.


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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA


10. CONSULTATIONS NEEDED FOR SAFE RETURN OF REFUGEES IN THE FEDERATION

Croatian and Bosniak leaders in the Herzegovina-Neretva canton and
representatives of the international community met in Mostar. They came to
the agreement that consultations were necessary if one wished to avoid
incidents and facilitate the safe return of refugees to the
Herzegovina-Neretva and Central Bosnia cantons and elsewhere in the
Federation.


11. CAVIC REMOVED FROM PARLIAMENTARY SEAT IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

International High Representative Carlos Westendorp removed SDS deputy
president Dragan Cavic as representative in the Republika Srpska parliament
and has banned him from holding any public office in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
This came after Cavic warned the international community on October 5 that
military intervention in Kosovo would endanger the implementation of the
Dayton Accords, as well as commenting on the results of the September
general election held in B-H.


12. NEWS AGENCIES TO REPORT ATTEMPTS OF OBSTRUCTION TO THEIR WORK &
BROADCASTING

The Independent Media Committee (IMC) in B-H has asked all news agencies in
Republika Srpska to report any attempts that obstruct their work or the
broadcasting of repeat foreign radio and television programs.  This came
after FR Yugoslavia announced it would prevent broadcasting of repeat
foreign programs. The IMC said this was an attempt of censorship, which
went against Article 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, an
integral part of the Bosnian Constitution.


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