At the regular press conference in Zagreb, OSCE spokesperson Mark Thompson said that the number of ethnically motivated incidents in the Croatian Danube region was high for the time of year and added that the OSCE believed the Croatian government had not taken clear and convincing steps towards implementing the trust programme. The new organisation of the Ministry of Defence and General Staff of Croatia was presented to the 24 army delegates accredited in Croatia on Wednesday by deputy defence minister Kresimir Cosic and the head of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, Vice-admiral Davor Domazet. The Croatian Foreign Ministry forwarded the invitation to members of the RS government, to the Minister for Refugees and Displaced Persons Miladin Dragicevic, to his deputy Petar Dodan and the refugee commissioner Dragomir Kekis to meet in Slavonski Brod on Thursday. The Croatian Magistrates Association has appealed to the Supreme Court Justice to clearly explain his sudden decision to place his mandate at their disposal and put an end to speculation. The new FIFA ranking for the best soccer representations in the world received new criteria over the last few days hence the release of the new order on Wednesday.
Brazil holds first place, France is second, while Croatia has jumped from fourth to third place.
The representatives of the Jajce county signed an agreement with the international community. They committed themselves to instate a multinational county administration, formulate regulations of internal organisation and guarantee return to county aldermen and to all employed members in administration. County plans and programmes will also be advanced. The spokesperson for the Mostar office of the High Representative Chris Riley invited Croatian media professionals in Bosnia to participate in the establishment of federal television. The Kosovo Information Centre announced that Serbian forces attacked Albanian villages in the Podujevo county early Wednesday morning.