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          MURATOVIC ON THE FLORENCE SUMMIT
Sarajevo, June 16, 1996 (Press TWRA) - "The summit in Florence
defined once again the attitude that the elections in B-H would be
held on Sept 14, this year on the condition that Bosnian Serb
leader Karadzic is removed," said the B-H prime minister Muratovic
in commenting the Florence summit on B-H. Muratovic stressed that
all members of the Contact group gave guarantees for the Arms
control agreement to be signed, confirming  it means entire
maintenance of the B-H sovereignty and the entity status for the
Republic of Srpska. Bosnian side demanded holding the elections at
all levels what entered the final document, as well as removal of
Karadzic from political scene by July, 1. "Sanctions will be
reimposed if it is not done, was a clear conclusion at the
conference," said Muratovic. On the issue of war criminals, the
ICTY president  A. Cassese gave a very strict statement:
"Karadzic, Mladic and Kordic must be brought before the Tribunal
before the elections. Otherwise, even if they are not in power,
their de facto ruling will be legalized through their
subordinates, elected instead of them.
     Florence - Arms control agreement, finally signed in Florence
after 6-month-talks in Vienna, precisely defines the number of
tanks, armoured vehicles, guns, jets and helicopters can each side
have. Regardless of the arms control referring to all sides,
Bosnian Serbs are the most affected by the agreement. Besides
reduction of the arms, the agreement specifies a strict regime of
control to make all sides comply with it. Arms limit which all
sides must comply with within 16 months starting next July are as
follows: FR Yugoslavia 1025 tanks, 850 armoured combat vehicles,
3750 pcs. of artillery arms, 155 combat jets and 53 attack
helicopters; Republic of Croatia: 410 tanks, 340 armoured combat
vehicles, 1,500 pcs. of artillery arms, 62 combat jets and 21
attack helicopters; B-H: 410 tanks, 340 armoured combat vehicles,
1,500 pcs. of the artillery arms, 82 combat jets, 21 attack
helicopters. Of the mentioned for B-H, the Federation includes:
273 tanks, 27 armoured combat vehicles, 1,000 pcs. of artillery
arms, 41 combat jets and 14 attack helicopters and Republic of
Srpska 137 tanks, and 113 armoured combat vehicles, 500 pcs. of
the artillery arms, 21 combat jets and 7 attack helicopters. (end)
S. K.

          USD 183 MILLION FOR RECONSTRUCTION
Florence, June 16, 1996 (Press TWRA) - At the Florence summit,
UNHCR high representative Sadako Ogata presented data on 18 areas
in B-H to receive priority international aid for reconstruction.
This project will help in mending over 29,000 houses that will
cost USD 183 million enabling 165,000 displaced persons to
retur@nd secular culture of the citizens in that area but also
Croad and Sipovo with 8,000 houses, Travnik 960, Kiseljak 1,200,
Busovaca 201, Sarajevo and its suburb 11,000, Kupres 912, Livno
180, Glamoc 120, eastern Mostar 1296, Jablanica 108, Celic 204,
Kalesija 114, Teocak 576, Sapna 488, Odzak 1,000 and unspecified
number of bjects in Fojnica and Bihac. Ogata also presented data
on permanent obstructions to organized visits of the refugees to
the places they had fled blaming, Serb and Croat authorities.
(end) S.K.

          EUROPE READY FOR ALL  COMPROMISES
Osijek, June 16, 1996 (Press TWRA) - "Not even after pulling down
the Berlin wall, Europe is free from the heritage of the agreement
characterized by cynical indifference towards the destiny of
minor nations, arrogance towards their culture and political
egoism ready for all compromises in order to preserve peace," said
French philosopher and journalist A. Finkelkraut in his speech at
the Teacher's college at Osijek after being awarded honorary title
of advisor to Osijek University. (end) S.K.
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