Protests in Serbia Archive
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      ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service

      Odraz B92 vesti (by 10 PM), March 31, 1997

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      NEWS BY 10 PM

        Founding Session of Student's Parliament . . . . . . . . . .  25
        Independent Association of Students Denounce Student Parliament
         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
  15    New Panel Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
        Second Draft of New Information Law  . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
        SPO Attacks Nasa Borba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
        Seselj to stand for President  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
        Serb Representatives Prepare for Kosovo Negotiations . . . .  69
  20    Djindjic in Stockholm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
        Word of Day  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85

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      NEWS BY 10 PM
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  25  FOUNDING SESSION OF STUDENT'S PARLIAMENT

      The founding session of the Student Parliament was held in
      Belgrade on Monday, Fonet reported. The session was chaired by
      former student leader Slobodan Homen. All 70 parliament members,
      elected from 35 Schools of Belgrade University, were sworn in at
  30  the meeting.


      INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS DENOUNCE STUDENT PARLIAMENT

      The pro-government student organization said on Monday that they
      could not support Student Protest 96/97 or with the Student
      Parliament that had grown out of that protest because ``it
  35  represented a minority view.''

      ``Student complaints should be solved through state institutions
      and not on the streets,'' the President of the Union of Students
      Nikola Vukinic said. The Independent Association has sent an open
      letter to the Serbian Prime Minister requesting an urgent meeting
  40  to discuss the status and work of Belgrade students.


      NEW PANEL DISCUSSION

      The sixth panel discussion in the Serbian parliament is to be held
      on Tuesday. The topic for this session will be the ``role of the
      media in the electoral process.'' The session is due to begin at 8
  45  p.m. and will be broadcast live on state-owned Radio Television
      Serbia.


      SECOND DRAFT OF NEW INFORMATION LAW

      On Monday, Serbian Minister for Information Radmila Milentijevic
      told state-owned Radio Belgrade that the second draft of the Law
  50  on Information would be made public by the end of the week. The
      final version of the law is expected to be ready by the end of
      April, when it will be handed over to parliament for adoption,
      stated Mrs. Milentijevic.


      SPO ATTACKS NASA BORBA

  55  The opposition Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) on Monday condemened
      independent newspaper Nasa Borba for ``breaking the rules of an
      objective report writing,'' BETA reported. The SPO claims that
      Nasa Borba had deliberatly mis-quoted reports on the candidacy of
      Vuk Draskovic for the Serbian President. The SPO stated that Nasa
  60  Borba had disguised the ``clear message that the SPO believed the
      Zajedno coalition should boycott the elections and call further
      protests should the regime reject demands for round table
      discussion with the opposition.''


      SESELJ TO STAND FOR PRESIDENT

  65  President of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) will stand for
      President in the forthcoming Serbian presidential elections, BETA
      reported on Monday. On Tuesday the SRS is expected to decide when
      to begin its pre-electoral campaign.


      SERB REPRESENTATIVES PREPARE FOR KOSOVO NEGOTIATIONS

  70  On Monday President of Serb Resistance Movement of Kosovo Momcilo
      Trajkovic stated that he expected both the governing Socialists
      and the opposition to form a unified position in preparation for
      New York negotiations with Albanians, BETA reported.

      ``A common position is necessary if we are to avoid looking like a
  75  rabble of cats and dogs who fight each other. That common view
      must reflect the vital interests of the Serbs, rather than the
      partisan politics interests of one single political parties,'' Mr.
      Trajkovic stressed.


      DJINDJIC IN STOCKHOLM

  80  Belgrade Mayor Zoran Djindjic travelled on Monday to Sweden for a
      three day visit, stated the information service of the Belgrade
      City Hall, FoNet reported. Mr. Djindjic is to hold discussions
      with the Swedish Foreign Minister, the Minister for Cooperation
      and Development and the Deputy Mayor of Stocholm.


  85  WORD OF DAY

      Yugoslav film director Slobodan Sijan: ``Only when you look at all
      those faces of state officials can you fully comprehend how hard
      actors rehearse in order to imitate their stupidity. Politicians
      are the only good models for comedy.''

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

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