Television Program Summary 192100: MRT91-163

This document is a summary of a television broadcast titled 'Vesti', aired by the Moscow Russian Television Network on October 19, 1991, at 2100 GMT. The program was presented by Vladislav Flyarkovskiy. The summary outlines eleven distinct segments covered during the broadcast. The news included the signing of an economic treaty, a report on Yeltsin's veto in the Russian Parliament, and the meeting of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Other segments covered protests by Ingush citizens regarding elections in Chechen-Ingush, a UN competition for the Chernobyl clean-up, and presidential elections in Kalmykia. The broadcast also touched upon regional political developments, specifically treaties signed by Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan's decision to send only observers to the new Union Parliament. Economic analysis was provided through a report on Saburov's views regarding a banking union and commentary from 'Kommersant' experts on a new banking system. Finally, the broadcast covered international and miscellaneous news, including a conference in support of Palestine in Tehran, ongoing fighting in Croatia, a nuclear test in the USA, and an appeal to Gorbachev by an Italian publisher to preserve Lenin's mausoleum.