HNS DECISIONS ARE CONTRARY TO CONSTITUTION AND DAYTON - OSCE

SARAJEVO, March 4 (Hina) - Head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina Robert Barry denounced decisions reached at Saturday's convention of the Croat National Assembly (HNS) in Mostar, and warned about the irresponsible and anti-democratic conduct of the member of the Bosnian Presidency and president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Ante Jelavic. Barry stressed the Mostar meeting resulted in unilateral decisions which are contrary to the Dayton Agreement and the Bosnian Federation Constitution. Although the international community is prepared to continue dialogue with legally constituted bodies of authority in Bosnia- Herzegovina, including members of the Presidency, it will not cooperate with illegal and unconstitutional bodies founded at the HNS session, the statement said. The Mostar meeting was marked by an extremist rhetoric which clearly showed a complete lack o vision within the HDZ about how to lead forward the Bosnian Croat people, Barry said. The HDZ acts have nothing to do with a struggle for true interests of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the statement read. If the HDZ cares to represent Croats, the party should participate in bodies of authority and so contribute to a permanent electoral law, Barry said. (hina) lml