BOSNIA COULD SEEK OPENING ADDITIONAL BORDER CROSSINGS FOR OIL

SARAJEVO, Jan 29 (Hina) - At Tuesday's meeting with a delegation of the Croatian government, to be held in Sarajevo, representatives of Bosnia-Herzegovina will probably ask for the opening of additional border crossings for the transport of oil and oil products. This claim was relayed by the Dnevni avaz daily, citing unofficial sources at the Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Ministry ahead of the arrival of the Croatian delegation headed by Croatian Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications Minister Alojz Tusek. The Sarajevo authorities do not seem to object to corridors for the transport of oil as suggested by the Croatian government, setting how oil would be imported by roads from Croatia to Bosnia via the Stara Gradiska and Zupanja crossings. Bosnia-Herzegovina, will, however, insist that the provision on road corridors be valid both for foreign and Croatian hauliers. "Our goal is to eliminate any possibility of discrimination against Bosnia-Herzegovina which could be the result of the latest Croatian government decision," the head of the foreign Trade Minister's Office, Edin Dilberovic, said. The Ministry has announced that the Bosnian delegation would at today's negotiations comprise twelve members, including representatives of the Customs Administration and the State Border Service. If the talks end successfully, the Bosnian Council of Ministers could on Thursday rescind its decision on the restricted import of oil via Croatia by road, which has been into effect as of January 20. (hina) lml