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          CASSADO - PRLI�

Mostar, April 22,1996 (Press TWRA) - The  new EU Administrator for
Mostar R.P. Cassado met today with BH Republic Foreign Minister J.
Prli�,  reported our correspondent. On the meeting  schedule  were
process  of uniting of Mostar,  present situation in the city  and
the  new  administrator's plans for the future work. "I wanted  to
come  on  the  new Administrator's first working day in  order  to
express  the  support  of B-H central Government.  The  Government
emphasizes  the importance of Mostar project which is one  of  the
basic pillars of Federation. We also talked about elections, tasks
and deadlines, because only successfully implemented elections can
bring  us to establishing the constitutional order in BH",  stated
Minister Prli� after the meeting. (end) S.K.

          CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTURBANCES

Sarajevo, April 22,1996 (PressTWRA) - "IFOR fully understands  and
supports  the  refugee efforts to return to their  homes,  but  we
condemn cynical political manipulations with refugees which  cause
the  riots like yesterdays civilian disturbances  in Doboj, stated
the  IFOR  spokesman  in  Sarajevo Simon  Haselock.  According  to
international  police forces' report the yesterday's  conflict  in
Doboj   started when Serbian police on illegal check point stopped
2OO  Bosniaks  and demanded their identification  cards  and  then
started  to searched them. "The responsibility for the  return  of
refugees  is  on  civilian authorities. The  governments  of  both
entities  must  prevent   such  happen again and secure  the  full
freedom  of  movement  on which the return of  refugees  depends",
stated Haselock. (end) S.K.

          KARA�I� AND MLADI� MUST BE ARRESTED

Moscow, April 22,1996 (Press TWRA) - According to Interfax, Russia
expressed  the  concern for the consequences which the  arrest  of
Bosnian Serbs leaders could  provoke. "Kara�i� and Mladi�'s arrest
could provoke explosion among Bosnian Serbs and seriously threaten
the  peace process", stated anonymous Russian diplomat,  but  also
added that "Kara�i� and Mladi� must be arrested and extradited  to
International Tribunal in The Hague disregarding the country  they
are arrested in". "Russia has no intention to offer them political
asylum," emphasized this Russian diplomat.
      The  Hague  -  "They  (Kara�i� and  Mladi�)  now  move  only
surrounded with at least sixty heavy armed body guards. When  they
are  in  public  the  additional members of  security  forces  are
usually  hidden in the vicinity. But one day  we will arrest  them
and  then  they  will face the justice", stated the  President  of
International Tribunal for war crimes A. Cassese.  (end) S.K.

          2% FOR WAR CRIMINALS DEFENSE

Mostar, April 22,1996 (Press TWRA)  - Presidential Council  of  so
called "Herceg-Bosnia" issued a press release which says that "all
employed  on  the territory of Herceg-Bosnia will  extract  2%  of
April's  payments for the defense of HVO officers accused  by  the
International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Hague" and  that  the
issues  concerning  "legal,  moral  and  financial  care  will  be
officially arranged for them". "They are officers of regular  army
which defended its people and their destiny and  qualifications of
their work can not only be their personal problem", says the press
release. (end) S.K.
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