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KOUCHNER SAYS RECORD "MIXED" IN KOSOVO- Source:  Agence France Presse

CHINA, U.S. OBSERVE EMBASSY BOMBING ANNIVERSARY- Sources:  Agence France Presse, Associated Press, Reuters

U.S. PEACEKEEPERS INTERVENE IN SERB RIOT- Source: Agence France Presse

SERBIAN MINISTER SLAMS STUDENT OPPOSITION GROUP- Source:  Associated Press

CROATIAN MODERATES WIN ZAGREB ELECTIONS - Source:  Associated Press

SCOTTISH KFOR TROOPS PLAN KOSOVO CONCERT FOR PEACE- Source:  Reuters

NEW NATO SUPREME COMMANDER VISITS KOSOVO-Source:  Deutsche Presse-Agentur

YUGOSLAV OFFICIALS TRAVEL TO CHINA TO DISCUSS INCREASED TIES- Sources:  Agence France Presse, Tanjug

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Today's Features:


?  Croatia Agrees to ICTY Co-operation
(Sources:  Agence France Presse (AFP), BBC Summary of World Broadcasts citing HINA news agency (Zagreb) and the Financial Times (London))

The Croatian parliament on 14 April adopted a declaration supporting a government pledge to co-operate closely with The Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), AFP reported.  

?  Balkan Religious Leaders Form Co-operation Council

(Sources: Agence France Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP), Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) and BBC Summary of World Broadcasts citing SRNA)

Religious leaders from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo have created an inter-religious council to promote greater co-operation in the region, news services reported.  The leaders of the Islamic, Orthodox Serb, and Catholic communities urged their followers to speak in a unified voice against human rights violations, AFP wrote.

?  Retiring NATO General Bids Farewell in Skopje
(Sources:  Associated Press (AP), Agence France Presse (AFP))

General Wesley Clark, retiring Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe, said farewell to the citizens of Macedonia in Skopje on 18 April as part of his tour through Europe leading up to his official departure from his post next month.  


?  Balkan Business and Investment Update
21April 2000

A weekly summary of economic events in the Balkan region.   The following stories were taken from a variety of sources from 16 April to 21 April.


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