Bosnian Serb premier meets Djindjic

The prime minister of the Bosnian Serb Republic, Mladen Ivanic, has held talks on co-operation with the Serbian prime minister, Zoran Djindjic, in Belgrade.

Bosnian television said both sides agreed that political obstacles to the prompt signing of an agreement on special relations had been cleared.

Mr Ivanic, who meets the Yugoslav prime minister Zoran Zizic tomorrow Tuesday, said his government strongly supported a free-trade agreement being considered by the Yugoslav foreign ministry.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service