MOSTAR, Nov 27 (Hina) - Croat negotiators and a deputy of the international community's High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Simon Haselock, met in Mostar last night to resume negotiations on the Mostar-based biggest Bosnian
Croat television house "Erotel" and the reorganisation of the media in Bosnia. After last night's meeting Haselock said no significant progress had been made in settling the problem. The head of the Croat negotiating team, Zoran Tomic, agreed with his statement. These negotiations, which have been lasting for three days, were initiated after a recent decision of the Independent Media Commission ((IMC) to ban "Erotel's broadcasting of programme. The ruling on the ban was made after Erotel declined to accept a temporary licence for the work via 11 instead of 41 transmitters. Despite the ban, this Bosnian Croat TV house is still airing the programme, and a few days ago the Indep
MOSTAR, Nov 27 (Hina) - Croat negotiators and a deputy of the
international community's High Representative to Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Simon Haselock, met in Mostar last night to resume
negotiations on the Mostar-based biggest Bosnian Croat television
house "Erotel" and the reorganisation of the media in Bosnia.
After last night's meeting Haselock said no significant progress
had been made in settling the problem. The head of the Croat
negotiating team, Zoran Tomic, agreed with his statement.
These negotiations, which have been lasting for three days, were
initiated after a recent decision of the Independent Media
Commission ((IMC) to ban "Erotel's broadcasting of programme. The
ruling on the ban was made after Erotel declined to accept a
temporary licence for the work via 11 instead of 41 transmitters.
Despite the ban, this Bosnian Croat TV house is still airing the
programme, and a few days ago the Independent Media Commission
asked Stabilisation Force (SFOR) to help it carry out the decision
on the ban.
On Friday night the two parties agreed to continuing negotiations
over the weekend.
Tomic admitted that there were difficulties on both sides and said
the Croat party would try to solve its own difficulties. He did not
want to give any more details as he maintained this could
additionally burden the entire situation.
Asked whether SFOR would intervene, the international diplomat
Haselock said a decision on that matter would be taken on the
grounds of negotiations and its results.
Haselock asserted that the broadcasting of Erotel programme and re-
broadcasting of the Croatian Television (HT) was illegal.
According to him, a drawback of these negotiations is the fact that
representatives of the Croatian Television have not taken part in
them. He warned that some persons in Zagreb had not completely
realised how serious the situation was. In this context, Haselock
added that individuals, who were selling satellite dishes at a
price of 600 German marks for receiving the Croatian Television
programme, were making business.
The diplomat said he was not either satisfied with the current
restructuring of the Radio and Television of Bosnia-Herzegovina
(RTV BiH).
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