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    ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

    Odraz B92 vesti (by 4 PM), March 12, 1997

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    NEWS BY 4 PM
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    INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS APPEAL TO MILOSEVIC

    Reporters Sans Frontiers, the international organisation for the
    defense of free media, on Wednesday called on Serbian President
    Slobodan Milosevic to abandon the draft Law on Information. The
    journalists stressed that the apparent anti-monopoly provisions of
    the law applied only to private media and expressed grave concern
    over the repressive nature of the bill.

    The Independent Association of Serbian Journalists on Wednesday
    also described the bill as repressive and rejected it as a basis
    for media regulation. The association proposed a round table on
    the media to involve political parties, public organisations,
    media professionals, trade unions and anyone involved in the
    promulgation of information.


    DEBATE ON INFORMATION BILL

    All parties represented in the Serbian Parliament have been
    summoned to a panel discussion on the Information Bill. The
    Parliament Information Service said on Wednesday that the
    discussion will begin at 8.00 pm on Thursday.


    DJINDJIC IN GERMANY

    Belgrade Mayor Zoran Djindjic met German Foreign Minister Klaus
    Kinkel in Bonn on Wednesday. Mr Kinkel told a media conference
    after the meeting that the civic protest in Serbia had made a
    strong impression on Germany and Europe, and had demonstrated that
    Serbs were determined to have democracy. He added that Germany
    would support these ambitions and assist Serbia and Montenegro to
    find their place in Europe.


    SERBS AND ALBANIANS TO MEET

    The Kosovo Human Rights Committee on Wednesday confirmed that the
    round table on relations between Serbs and Albanians would be held
    from March 21 to 23 in Brezovica. The talks will be attended by
    non-government organisations and individuals who had demonstrated
    flexibility in dealing with the problem of Kosovo.

    Prepared by: Goran Dimitrijevic
    Edited by: Steve Agnew

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