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                                        NEWS: EVENING BULLETIN
               DEMIREL IN SARAJEVO

Sarajevo, June 17, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Turkish President  Sulejman
Demirel  arrived   today to Sarajevo for a two-day  visit  to  BH,
during  which  he  is  supposed to pay visit also  to  Zenica  and
Mostar.  During  the  talks with BH President  Alija  Izetbegovic,
Demirel confirmed his country would actively assist in training of
BH  Federation armed forces after which both Presidents signed the
agreement  by which Turkish government defined a reconstruction  -
credit of 20 million $ as the unreturnable grant to BH.
On   a  press-conference  held  after  the  talks  with  President
Izetbegovic, Demirel pointed out that the implementation of Dayton
peace-accord is the most important task, adding that international
military  forces should not leave the country for  as  long  as  a
constant  and  stable  peace has not yet been  installed.  Turkish
President  said  he  would also discuss this issue  with  Croatian
President  Tudjman  with  whom he should  meet  on  Wednesday.  He
announced they would discuss the Mostar elections in which Demirel
pointed out the importance of Croatia for the implementation of  a
long-lasting peace in BH." "I believe the elections in  Mostar  as
well  as  those scheduled for September will be successful besides
all   the   obstacles  that  still  should  be  removed",  Demirel
concluded.  He  also  called  international  community   to   made
additional efforts in order to ensure a fast reconstruction of BH.
Izetbegovic  pointed out BH authority will continue  in  a  future
period,  as  well, to annul, by political means and in a  peaceful
way, many imperfections of the Dayton accord. (end) M.S.

               INCIDENT IN MOSTAR

Mostar,  June  17, 1996 (Press TWRA) - A group of Bosniaks  stoned
this   morning  a  Franciscan  monastery  in  Mostar,  causing   a
considerable  material  damage.  This  monastery  is  situated  in
Western  Mostar, in the very vicinity of Bulevar - former line  of
conflicts  between Bosniaks and Croats in this town. According  to
the Mostar police report, Bosniak police arrested five instigators
and informed EU police in Mostar about the incident. (end) M.S.

               SERBIA REJECTS NATO

Belgrade, June 17, 1996 (Press TWRA) - HQ Commander, Gen.  Momcilo
Perisic  stated, on the occasion of Yugoslav Army  Day  that  "all
peoples  are  objectively  threatened in former  Yugoslavia,  esp.
Serbs  and all alleged concerns about threatening of other nations
by Serbs are artificial, aiming to realize well-known objectives".
He  rejected  a possibility of "FRY" joining the NATO "Partnership
for  peace"  program  for,  according to  his  words,  Serbia  and
Montenegro did not consider joining the tabor of "temporarily more
powerful  and  aggressive". Serbian President  Milosevic  did  not
participate to this manifestation and commentators explain it with
his  recent  decision to invest in police and not in  army.  (end)
M.S.

          WITNESSES DID NOT RECOGNIZE LAJIC

The  Hague,  June 17, 1996 (Press TWRA) - The Hague  Court  should
decide  on  Prosecutor  proposal  to  suspend  indictment  against
Bosnian Serb Goran Lajic, charged with the crimes committed in the
camp of Keraterm. Namely, it can not be proven Lajic is the person
against whom has been raised the charge, for nine of the witnesses
did  not  recognize  him on the photographs presented  during  the
hearing. (end) M.S.
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