SRNA REVIEW OF EVENING NEWS, June 17, 1996

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From: Mirjana Petrovic <almirja@cotton.vislab.olemiss.edu>

SARAJEVO - The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) is in session, and up to now it adopted several drafts of law which will be submitted to the RS National Assembly for approval at June 19 session.

NOVI SAD - The Coordination Board of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) for Vojvodina sent a letter of support to the RS president Radovan Karadzic regarding unfounded accusations and unjust intentions of international elements to deprive him from his legal and legitimate rights. "We belong to the same people and we completely share your fate and take all accusations against you as accusations against us", says the letter.

THE HAGUE - The Hague Tribunal today ordered an immediate release of a Serb Goran Lajic who was, due to "mixing of identi ty", held in the Hague under suspicion of committing war crimes in the former B-H. Lajic has been held in the Svening prison cell since May 13 this year. The indictment is still in effect against "other person with the same name - Goran Lajic".

BANJALUKA - A group of fifteen women blocked the OSCE Re gional Office, so as to draw attention of the international public at the alarming issue of a large number of imprisoned and missing Serb soldiers.

BANJALUKA - Representatives if universities in RS Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria, discussed in Banjaluka the preparations for the establishment of the Centre for Byzantology within the Banjaluka university. The Centre would embrace searches and stud ies of the SlavGreek Orthodox history, culture and tradition of the Balkan peoples.

THESALONIKI - His Eminence Metropolitan Dabrobosanski Niko laj, who is in an official visit to Greece, delivered aid for those affected by last year's earthquake in Egia.

BEOGRAD - The deputy of the Serbian Renewal Movement in the Serbian assembly, Aleksandar Cotric, stated that the Party's Presidency decided not to participate at the elections in RS. "We think that media, financial or any other conditions for demo cratic displaying of people's will in RS and the MuslimCroat Federation are not created", stated Cotric.

BEOGRAD - The Serbian Peoples' Renewal (SNO) will not take part at the upcoming elections in RS. This decision was brought following many consultative meetings between the Party' s pre sident and the Main Boards in Serbia and Monte Negro, says the SNO in a communique.

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