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FOREIGN PRESS BUREAU ZAGREB
Daily Bulletin

October 12, 1998

In todays bulletin:
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� CROATIA

1. 17th Plenary Session of Croatian Bishops' Conference
2. SSSH Admitted Into ETUC
3. Tudjman Hands Credentials to Newly Appointed Ambassadors
4. OSCE Delegation Visits Danube Region
5. International Conference on Security & Safety
6. Section of New Flight Control Centre Opened at Dubrovnik Airport
7. Years of Italian Programming on Pula Radio
8. Matesa Discussed Special Relations Agreement With Bosnian Croats
9. HDZ Meeting to Resume

� BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

10. Foreign Citizens in RS Have Been Withdrawn & Advised to Leave
11. Klein Inspects Mass Graves in Glumina
12. First Air Bosna Flight Lands in Tuzla
13. Croats Visit Bukovica


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� CROATIA


1. 17TH PLENARY SESSION OF CROATIAN BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

The focus of the 17th plenary session of the Croatian Bishops' Conference
being currently held in the coastal town of Sibenik is to focus on the
messages the Holy Father conveyed during his recent visit to Croatia. The
session was opened by Zagreb archbishop Josip Bozanic. The bishops are to
also discuss the recently signed economic agreement between Croatia and the
Holy See, as well as the work of the Croatian Caritas in the post-war era.


2. SSSH ADMITTED INTO ETUC

The SSSH has been admitted into the European Trade Unions Confederation
(ETUC), bringing together trade union associations from EU countries and
countries that have signed the so-called Euro agreement with the EU. This
is the first time ever that a trade union organisation from a country that
is not even included in the PHARE program, let alone into other structures,
has been made a member of the ETUC.


3. TUDJMAN HANDS CREDENTIALS TO NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADORS

President Tudjman has handed credentials to the newly appointed Croatian
Ambassador to Egypt Drago Stambuk, the newly appointed Ambassador to
Portugal Drago Bekic, to Poland Zdenko Karakas and India Zoran Andric. He
expressed his conviction that all of them will work to the benefit of both
countries and focus on improving relations between Croatia and the
countries they are posted to. Drago Stambuk thanked the president for his
kind words and pledged the newly appointed ambassadors' determination to
work in the best interests of the country.


4. OSCE DELEGATION VISITS DANUBE REGION

A delegation of ambassadors from the OSCE office in Vienna visited the
Croatian Danube Region and Vukovar on Saturday. In Vukovar they met with
the president of the Joint Municipal Council Milos Vojnovic and held a
closed meeting at the OSCE office in Vukovar. At a press conference
afterwards Spanish Ambassador Antonio Cosano told reporters the aim of
their visit had been to establish more realistic information than at their
disposal in Vienna.


5. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY & SAFETY

The 9th International Conference on Security and Safety was held in Antaly
on Saturday. In deputy foreign minister Ivo Sanader's speech, he stressed
that through lack of regional initiative less attention was being paid to
the individuality of certain countries. He added that the architecture of
European security in the 21st century should have a mechanism, which will
prevent new divisions in Europe, but will also enable the use of various
standards. He also said that experience gained during the Patriotic War has
allowed the Croatian army to satisfy more demanding NATO standards and,
therefore, allows it to qualify for the NATO project "Partnership for
Peace" and as a future NATO member state.


6. SECTION OF NEW FLIGHT CONTROL CENTRE OPENED AT DUBROVNIK AIRPORT

The first section of the new flight control centre at Dubrovnik's Cilipi
airport, which will house airport services, was opened on Saturday. Head of
flight control Zeljko Pean announced that the American communication system
DEMRO, used by Washington airport, would be installed sometime in November.
It is expected that work on the new control tower should be completed by
the end of the year.


7. 30 YEARS OF ITALIAN PROGRAMMING ON PULA RADIO

At ceremonies to mark the 30th anniversary of Radio Pula's program in
Italian, the presidential adviser for culture Dasa Bradici handed the Order
of the Croatian Pleter to Giovanni Tognona and Valmer Cusma for their
contributions to the program and co-operation with the Italian minority.


8. MATESA DISCUSSED SPECIAL RELATIONS AGREEMENT WITH BOSNIAN CROATS

Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa met with Croatian representatives
living in Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss the signing of the Agreement on
Special Relations between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.


9. HDZ MEETING TO RESUME

After a closed meeting of the HDZ National Council its spokesperson told
reporters the meeting had been interrupted and that it would resume in a
couple of days.


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� BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA


10. FOREIGN CITIZENS IN RS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN & ADVISED TO LEAVE

All US citizens working in B-H have left Republika Srpska (RS) following a
warning issued by the US State Department. The warning urges all US
citizens to avoid travelling and entering the Serbian republic due to an
increased risk regarding the possible NATO action against Yugoslavia in
connection with the Kosovo crisis. Germany has made a similar move
withdrawing all of its diplomatic staff from its office in Banja Luka which
has closed down.
Many humanitarian workers have also left RS following threats they have
been receiving by radical groups over the past few days.


11. KLEIN INSPECTS MASS GRAVES IN GLUMINA

Deputy International High Representative to Bosnia, Jacques Klein inspected
the newly-uncovered mass grave in Glumina near Zvornik in eastern Bosnia on
Saturday. The grave was discovered on Thursday and is believed that some
200 Croats were buried there in 1992.


12 . FIRST AIR BOSNA FLIGHT LANDS IN TUZLA

Arriving on the first Air Bosna commercial flight to land at the new
airport in Tuzla, Bosnian Federation Premier Edhem Bicakcic stressed the
importance of the airport to the economic development of the canton and the
sovereignty and independence of the Bosnian Federation. He also announced
the founding and development of domestic flight carriers and airports, as
well as surveillance of Bosnian territory from the air.


13. CROATS VISIT BUKOVICA

As agreed upon with the international community, some one hundred Croats,
accompanied by the SFOR, the IPTF and the local police force, visited
Bukovica on Saturday.


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