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    ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

    Odraz B92 vesti (by 10 PM), February 24, 1997

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    NEWS BY 10 PM
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    EUROPEAN UNION MISSION TO MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL
    ELECTIONS RESULTS IN SERBIA

    The European Union (EU) is considering the possibility of sending
    a mission to Belgrade to monitor the hand-over of local power by
    the Socialist government to the Serbian opposition in those
    constituencies where the Zajedno coalition won local elections
    last November, FoNet reported on Monday.

    The EU are also expected to monitor the declared commitment of
    both the government and the opposition to open dialogue, freeing
    the media and democratic reform.

    European Foreign Ministers also discussed the necessity of the
    ``broad autonomy of Kosovo, within Yugoslav borders'' in Mondays
    white paper. The European Council said that this was the main
    condition for future co-operation with the FR Yugoslavia.


    VICE CHANCELLOR TO CONVENE TEACHING COUNCIL

    On Monday the Council of Deans of the University of Belgrade
    requested that Belgrade Universitys Senior Vice-Chancellor convene
    a session of the Teaching Council this Wednesday. Under normal
    circumstances the University Chancellor is supposed to convene
    such sessions. The Council have requested that the senior Vice
    Chancellor assume responsibility for calling the session in a show
    of solidarity for the student protest.


    MILOSEVIC MEETS KRAJISNIK

    On Monday Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic held talks in
    Belgrade with Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and
    Herzegovina, Momcilo Krajisnik. The discussions focused on the
    mutual interests of the two states and the improvement of
    relations according to the Dayton agreement.


    EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATION IN KOSOVO

    Member of European Parliament Dorris Puck, was in Kosovo on Monday
    as head of an international delagation to the FR Yugoslavia. The
    delegation visited the family of Besnik Restelica, a Kosovar
    Albanian who died in prison last week.

    MEP Puck commented that it was astonishing that medieval torture
    was possibe in twentieth century Kosovo, adding that the situation
    in Kosovo had not improved since 1989.

    The delegation held talks with the representatives of Kosovar
    Albanians and Serbian authorities in Pristina, BETA reported on
    Monday


    MILOSEVIC SIGNS OWEN'S AUTHORITY FOR ARBITRATION

    On Monday member of the Arbitration Commission for the city of
    Brcko from 'Republika Srpska' Vitomir Popovic confirmed that
    Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic had authorized Roberts Owen,
    chief arbiter for Brcko, to decide the fate of the disputed
    Bosnian town alone in the event that his fellow arbiters
    disagreed, Beta reported.

    Mr. Popovic said that the same authorization was also given by
    Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic. Mr. Popovic added that
    'Republika Srpska', according to the Dayton agreement, had the
    right to 0.5% more territory than it had at present, about 250
    km2.

    Prepared by: Goran Dimitrijevic
    Edited by: Julia Glyn-Pickett

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