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      ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

      Odraz B92 vesti (by 11 PM), April 2, 1997

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      C O N T E N T S
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      NEWS BY 11 PM

        Civic Alliance Backs Draskovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
        Danic Denies New York Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
        Broadcast Tenders in April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
  15    Rugova Meets US in Belgrade  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
        Balkania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
        European Monitors for Croat Elections  . . . . . . . . . . .  57

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      NEWS BY 11 PM
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      CIVIC ALLIANCE BACKS DRASKOVIC

      The leader of the Civic Alliance of Serbia, Vesna Pesic, on
      Wednesday said that the party saluted the nomination of Serbian
      Renewal Movement leader Vuk Draskovic as Zajedno's candidate for
  25  Serbian president.


      DANIC DENIES NEW YORK REPORT

      Socialist Party spokesman Ivica Danic on Wednesday rejected claims
      that he would represent the party at next week's Serb-Albanian
      dialogue in New York. Mr Danic said that the Socialist Party had
  30  still not replied to the invitation for the conference.


      BROADCAST TENDERS IN APRIL

      Serbian Information Minister Radmila Milentijevic on Wednesday
      said that the tender process for radio and television frequencies
      would be held in mid-April. She said that the state had not
  35  regulated the use of frequencies for the past six years and that
      186 radio and 72 television stations were broadcasting without
      licences.

      Miss Milentijevic said that she supported foreign investment in
      Serbian media but insisted that the state must be informed of the
  40  source of finance. ``A great deal of the media which is known as
      independent is getting support from abroad, and this should be
      made known, without political interpretation,'' the minister
      added.


      RUGOVA MEETS US IN BELGRADE

  45  Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova on Wednesday met US
      diplomats in Belgrade. The talks centred on the situation in
      Kosovo.

      Mr Rugova warned that the situation in Kosovo was very difficult
      and demanded that the US and the EU mediate between Pristina and
  50  Belgrade.


      BALKANIA

      The leader of the Parliamentary Party of Kosovo, Adem Demaci. said
      on Wednesday that he was working for the formation of Balkania, a
      confederation of three states, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro, to
  55  be joined by Macedonia. Mr Demaci added that Kosovo independence
      was essential for this.


      EUROPEAN MONITORS FOR CROAT ELECTIONS

      The Council of Europe has accepted an invitation from the Croatian
      Government and UNTAES to send monitors to local and regional
  60  elections in Croatia.

      Prepared by: Marija Milosavljevic
      Edited by: Steve Agnew

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