FENA - September, 2004 (deployment of troops to Iraq, NATO membership, Srebrenica victims, IFAD)

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SA5203: 31.08.2004 09:14
MORNING SERVICE
SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR DEFENCE AND SECURITY POLICY
SARAJEVO, August 31 (FENA) – The Joint Commission for Defence and Security Policy and
Monitoring of Defence and Security Structures at State level on Tuesday considered the Bill on
participation of members of the BiH Armed Forces, state officials and other employees in
peacekeeping missions and other activities abroad.
The Acting Chair of the Commission, Bosko Siljegovic, told the press that codifying the final
proposal of the said law, which will regulate the matters on participation of BiH Armed Forces in
peacekeeping missions abroad, has been postponed for seven days.
- The Commission has suggested the working group, which comprises representatives of BiH
Defence and Security Ministries, to prepare the text of the bill that will also include the matter of
participation of police officials in peacekeeping operations, explained Siljegovic, expressing hope
that this law would be on the daily agenda of the next session of the BiH House of
Representatives, scheduled for September 7.
Deputy Chair of the Commission Sefik Dzaferovic said that today’s meeting also included
considering the Bill on the State Border Service (DGS) and the Bill on Monitoring and Controlling
State Border Crossings, which was proposed by BiH Council of Ministers.
The adoption of these laws, he said, is a commitment BiH has taken over within the 16 priority
conditions for opening the negotiations on Stabilization and Association with the EU.
According to the Commission Deputy Chair, Branko Zrno, the daily agenda of today’s session
also included the Report on occupied posts in the BiH Defence Ministry, which currently functions
at the level of 28 percent.
Noting that personnel occupancy in this ministry is a precondition for accessing Euro-Atlantic
integration, Zrno expressed hope that the situation in this field would be improved in the next
month.
In response to a journalist question on the grounds of which law BiH Presidency has issued the
Decision on deploying BiH soldiers to Iraq, i.e. whether they can be deployed to this country
without passing the said law, officials of the Commission said that BiH Presidency, in accordance
with the Law on Defence BiH, is authorized for making such a decision, and that “it would be
logical” to issue a relevant law before enforcing it, which would also treat the matters of
organizational and technical nature (the matters of withdrawing from the mission, eventual
compensations for damages, etc.).
(Fena) gk
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FSA5206: 31.08.2004 09:19
MORNING SERVICE
REMAINS OF 20 VICTIMS FROM SREBRENICA DISCOVERED AT MASS GRAVE BLJECEVA
BRATUNAC/SARAJEVO, August 31 (FENA) – The experts for exhumations on Tuesday have
discovered the remains of some 20 victims from Srebrenica in the mass grave Bljeceva in

Municipality Bratunac. The bodies were not exhumed today because the works are still in
progress on opening the grave.
According to the Chief of Tuzla Department of the FBiH Commission on Missing Persons, Murat
Hurtic, the grave is over 20 metres deep, and approx. 4 metres wide.
(Fena) gk
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FSA5208: 31.08.2004 09:35
MORNING SERVICE
MIKEREVIC MEETS IFAD DELEGATION
BANJA LUKA, August 31 (FENA) – RS Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic and Minister of
Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy Rodoljub Trkulja on Tuesday held talks with a
delegation of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The Fund is currently crediting its third project in RS and BiH titled “Development of cattle-
breeding and rural financing”.
Director of the IFAD Sector for Near East, North Africa and South-east Europe Abdulmajed
Slama informed Prime Minister Mikerevic about the previous projects of IFAD in BiH, and
underlined the excellent cooperation this organization has with the RS Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Water Economy in implementation of the mentioned ongoing project, was
announced by RS Government’s Bureau for Public Relations.
The IFAD delegation also briefed Mikerevic that the Fund, within this project, through the Italian
Government, has provided US$ 328.000 for supporting establishment of a network for collecting
milk and its products in the area of municipalities Rogatica, Kalinovik, Nevesinje and Berkovici.
Mikerevic underlined the significance of IFAD projects for improving the overall social situation in
BiH, and expressed hope that the Fund would continue investing in development of agriculture in
RS, which has substantial resources in this field.
(Fena) gk

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FSA5207: 31.08.2004 09:25
MORNING SERVICE
REMAINS OF 56 VICTIMS DISCOVERED IN MASS GRAVE STARI KEVLJANI
PRIJEDOR/SARAJEVO, August 31 (FENA) – The remains of five victims were exhumed on
Tuesday from the mass grave Stari Kevljani in Municipality Prijedor, told Fena representative of
the FBiH Commission on Missing Persons Jasmin Odobasic.
Since August 13, when the exhumation at this location was launched, to date the remains of 56
victims have been exhumed. The experts have also discovered documents indicating that the
victims were inmates of detention camp Omarska.
The remains are being moved to the Sejkovaca hall in Sanski Most, where they will undergo
anthropological processing and autopsy. DNA analysis will be performed for all the bodies.
Exhumation at this location will resume Wednesday.

(Fena) gk
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FSA5209: 31.08.2004 09:45
MORNING SERVICE
DOKIC AND CHO ON ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY DOBOJ-TUZLA-ZVORNIK
SARAJEVO, August 31 (FENA) – BiH Minister of Communications and Transport Branko Dokic
on Tuesday received the General Director of company DAEWOO, M.G. Cho, who informed Dokic
about the degree of preparing the feasibility study, on which the Korean Government is working
through this company, which concerns electrification of railway Doboj-Tuzla-Zvornik.
This study is a donation of the Korean Government as a contribution to development of the
railway sector in BiH, was announced by BiH Ministry of Communications and Transport.
Cho informed Dokic that the study would be completed in two months the latest. In addition, he
expressed the preparedness of the Korean Government to credit the electrification of railway
Doboj-Tuzla-Zvornik with very advantages conditions.
BiH Minister of Communications and Transport expressed gratitude for the offer and requested
that the Korean Government forwards the official proposal for crediting so that the Council of
Ministers could consider it.
The meeting was also attended by the General Director of the BiH Railway Corporation, Borka
Trkulja, and Deputy General Director for Infrastructure Ivan Knezovic.
(Fena) gk
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