SDA PARTY SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S HIGH REPRESENTATIVES IN BOSNIA MIROSLAV LAJCAK

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 27,2007) – The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Main Board supports the International community's High Representative in Bosnia Miroslav Lajcak and the Bonn Powers in full capacity,the party officials said. They refused the current initiative for annulment of the Bonn Powers.The SDA Main Board expressed concerns at the session over the current political situation in Bosnia. The officials called all the relevant political forces to solve the artificially-caused crisis through dialogue and responsibility. SDA party officials are of the opinion that certain political representatives of the Serbians living in Bosnia have caused the crisis.

The SDA Party greeted the efforts made by the International Community to bring Bosnia a step closer to the European integrations. They also greeted all the efforts made by the international officials to make Bosnia more efficient and in that sense, the SDA party officials stated that the High Representative’s measures are a necessity.

The Main Board obliged the Party Presidency to make a special analysis of the security situation in Bosnia and in that sense offer concrete suggestions at a special session.

The SDA Party urged Bosnians in Sandzak and Serbia to stop the conflicts.It has been stated that unity of the Bosnians and Islamic Community must not be put into question for the purpose of achieving some selfish personal interests of some politicians.

The SDA Party Main Board accepted the information presented by the party President Sulejman Tihic on the current political situation in Bosnia.

The Board also adopted the Decision on Organization of the SDA Party Association of Women and the Resolution on the Bosnian Language.

The Board passed several special conclusions related to the overall situation in the refugee, displaced persons and returnee sector.

It has been stated that the full implementation of the Annex 7 of the Dayton agreement cannot be made possible until the last displaced person is back home.

EXHIBITION "JAJCE - THE ROYAL TOWN" OPENED IN PARIS

PARIS, France (November 27,2007) – The Bosnian President Zeljko Komsic opened yesterday in Paris,France, at the UNESCO headquarters an exhibition entitled “Jajce – the Royal Town”, organized as a part of the activities in the process of nomination of the Bosnian town of Jajce to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura was present at the opening.

Visitors will be able to see numerous characteristics of this old Bosnian royal town, situated on the Vrbas and Pliva rivers’ banks. Twenty Bosnian national monuments are located there. 21 meters high waterfall is located at the very centre of Jajce and has been ranked 12th at the list of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls.

The Bosnian Royal Coat Of Arms will be presented at the exhibition, as well as some other historical monuments.

Jajce used to be the capital of the medieval Bosnian Kingdom.The town was the residence of the Bosnian Kings during the 15th century. The Bosnian King Stjepan Tomasevic was crowned there in 1461.

The first initiative for listing Jajce to the UNESCO World Heritage List originates form the year of 1979. The initiative was revived in 2005 and on February 1 2007, the Nomination File has been submitted to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

The Bosnian Presidency sponsors the exhibition.

TRIAL OF SERBIAN WAR CRIMINAL MILORAD TRBIC,CHARGED WITH GENOCIDE,TO CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE BOSNIAN STATE COURT

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (November 27,2007) - At the trial before the Bosnian State Court of Serbian war criminl Milorad Trbic, former member of the genocidal paramilitary forces of the Serbians living in Bosnia (VRS), the first prosecution witnesses are due to appear today, November 27.

Serbian war criminal Milorad Trbic is indicted for genocide committed against the Bosnian civilians in the Srebrenica region,during the 1992-1995 Serbian aggression against Bosnia,The trial will continue over the following day as well.

Also,the trial of Serbian war criminal Jadranko Palija, charged with having committed crimes in Sanski Most, is to be completed this week before the Bosnian State Court, after the prosecution and defence present their closing arguments. These will be presented at the hearings scheduled for today and on November 28 and 29.
The trial of Serbian war criminals Zdravko Bozic, Mladen Blagojevic, Zeljko Zaric and Zoran Zivanovic continues today before the Bosnian State Court, when the prosecution is due to continue presenting material evidence.

The Bosnian State Prosecutor charges Serbian war criminals Zdravko Bozic, Mladen Blagojevic, Zeljko Zaric and Zoran Zivanovic, former members of the genocidal paramilitary formations of the Serbians living in Bosnia (VRS), with responsibility for detention and mass murder of the Bosnian civilians in the eastern Bosnian town of Bratunac in July 1995,during the Serbian aggression against Bosnia.

Also,the Bosnian State Prosecutor will continue presenting its evidence before the Bosnian State Court today against Serbian war criminals Mitar Rasevic and Savo Todovic, former members of the genocidal paramilitary formations of the Serbians living in Bosnia (VRS), indicted for crimes committed against Bosnian civilians in the Foca concentration camp from 1992 to 1994.

As announced at the last hearing, the Bosnian State Prosecutor will finalise the evidence presentation at the trial of Serbian war criminals Zeljko Mejakic, Momcilo Gruban, Dusan Fustar and Dusko Knezevic, who are charged with having committed crimes against humanity in the Bosnian city of Prijedor in 1992. The indictees are due to appear before the Bosnian State Court today and and on Friday, November 30.

The trial of Croatian war criminal Pasko Ljubicic is due to continue on November 28, when new prosecution witnesses will appear.

The Bosnian State Prosecutor charges Croatian war criminal Pasko Ljubicic in his former capacity as commander of the Croatian aggressor's formations, which also included the "Jokers" Squad.

The indictment alleges that Croatian war criminal Pasko Ljubicic planned and ordered the attack on Bosnian towns of Vitez and Busovaca and the surrounding villages during the Croatian aggression against Bosnia in the early 1990's.

On that same day, and also on November 29, the defence teams of the 11 Serbian war criminals charged with genocide committed in the village of Kravica near the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica will continue presenting their evidence.

The Bosnian State Prosecutor charges the 11 former members of the genocidal paramilitary formations of the Serbians living in Bosnia with involvement in the mass murder of more than 1,000 Bosnian civilians in the eastern Bosnian village of Kravica. The indictment alleges that those Bosnian civilians were captured and taken away by the genocidal Serbian aggressor on July 13, 1995.

On November 28 and 30, Croatian war criminals Marko Radic, Dragan Sunjic, Damir Brekalo and Mirko Vracevic ,charged with having committed crimes in the Vojno concentration camp near the southern Bosnian city of Mostar,during the Croatian aggression against Bosnia in the early 1990's, are due to appear before the Bosnian State Court. Two more prosecution witnesses will be examined first.

The trial of Croatian war criminal Zdravko Mihaljevic, charged with mass murder of the Bosnian civilians from the Tulice village near Kiseljak is due to continue on Thursday, November 29.

The indictment alleges that Croatian war criminal Zdravko Mihaljevic was commander of the Croatian aggressor's "Maturice" Special Purposes Squad. The Bosnian State Prosecutor considers that he participated in the attack on the Bosnian village of Tulice and that he participated in the mass murder of Bosnian civilians in that village on June 12, 1993.