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                                        NEWS: EVENING BULLETIN

          IZETBEGOVIC, GANIC - HOLBROOKE

Sarajevo, Feb 11, 1996 (Press TWRA) - The US Under-Secretary of
State, Richard Holbrooke visited Sarajevo and spoke with Bosnia's
president Izetbegovic and vice-president of B-H Federation, Ejup
Ganic, who is also member of Presidency of the Republic of B-H. 
     After the talks, Holbrooke said: "USA completely supports
the EU Administrator Hans Koschnick's proposal for Mostar, and we
think it should not be changed". Stressing that Bosnian officials
confirmed willingness to fully implement the Dayton agreement, R.
Holbrooke confirmed his this evening's visit to Belgrade, after
which he is likely to return to Sarajevo tomorrow. The return to
Sarajevo was not previously announced, but Holbrooke refused to
explain that change, while Ejup Ganic said: "Many issues were not
yet solved, such as 729 missing Bosniaks from Srebrenica & Zepa, 
who are situated in the camps in Serbia". Ganic said the USA has
again supported the Bosnian Government's position toward ICTY
(the International Crimes Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia), but has
not demanded release of arrested Gen. Djukic & Col. Krsmanovic.
During the talks the position of Karadzic's Serbs towards the
peace plan implementation was also discussed, stated Ambassador
Muhamed Sacirbey. Coming to Sarajevo, Holbrooke insisted that any
postponement or change of the Dayton agreement was not possible,
emphasizing the current slowdown has been the largest challenge
since the signing of the peace. In Sarajevo, Holbrooke met Carl
Bildt and Admiral Leighton Smith. 
     Before arrival to Sarajevo, Holbrooke visited Budapest and
spoke with the Hungarian foreign minister, Laszlo Kovacs. Then he
said: "USA will not tolerate threats of some Bosnian Serbs. They
signed the peace deal and they have to implement it. Any attempt
to damage the Dayton agreement will be fiercely prevented. The
peace process in Bosnia is facing some problems, e.g. situation
in Mostar or Serbian cancellation of contacts with the Bosnian
Government and the international community, due to arrest of Serb
officers. We did expect problems, so we will solve them, and not
allow them to seriously jeopardize our efforts". (end) A.S.

          ITALIAN ENVOY IS SEEKING THE SETTLEMENT FOR MOSTAR

Zagreb, Feb 11, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Boris Biacheri Cheporri, the
permanent secretary of the Italian Foreign Ministry, came to ex
Yugoslavia as the personal envoy of Italy's diplomacy head, S.
Agnelli. His aim is to find a solution for Mostar, as S. Agnelli
agreed with president Tudjman of Croatia. 
     Italian daily "Corriere Dela Sera" informs that Sarajevo
authorities have blamed S. Agnelli as partial, as she said that a
solution for Mostar, acceptable to both sides, should be found,
and she did so after Koschnick had declared his arbitrage decree
on Mostar. The Government in Sarajevo found inadmissible to try
to make a compromise between Koschnick's decision, which is
already is some compromise, and positions of those Croats who
disagree and criticize Koschnick's decision. (end) A.S.�## CrossPoint v3.02 ##