PRODI COMMENDS PETRITSCH'S WORK IN BOSNIA

SARAJEVO, April 6 (Hina) - European Commission president Romano Prodi said on Saturday Wolfgang Petritsch had done an outstanding job as the international High Representative in Bosnia, and that thanks to the Austrian diplomat Bosnia was now on the right path which would take it to European integration. #L# After meeting Petritsch at his Sarajevo office, Prodi told reporters it was thanks to Petritsch's three-year work in Bosnia that the country had a future in Europe. Prodi, however, said Bosnia had a lot more to do before joining the EU. "The condition for our future together is the reorganisation of Bosnian institutions," he said, adding this task was to be taken seriously. Bosnia must be ready to change and adopt the rules of conduct valid in Europe as joining the European family of nations is the only logical way out for Bosnia, said Prodi. Petritsch said it was very significant the EU continued to offer assistance to Bosnia, augmenting it while the rest of the international community was decreasing it. By sending its police early next year, the EU is assuming the very important task of establishing a full rule of law in Bosnia, said Petritsch. (hina) ha sb