BICAKCIC: RACAN TO VISIT SARAJEVO AND MOSTAR THIS MONTH

ZAGREB, July 10 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan is to tour Sarajevo and Mostar this month, said the Bosnian federal Prime Minister, Edhem Bicakcic, at a news conference in Zagreb. The Premier of the Croat-Moslem Federation told reporters today that on the occasion of Racan's visit to Bosnia, the two countries could sign a customs co-operation treaty. Bicakcic hailed Racan's announcement that Bosnia-Herzegovina's citizens would no longer enjoy suffrage in Croatia. As regards the Zagreb-Sarajevo railway line, Bicakcic said Bosnian and Croatian railway companies had already signed an agreement on the matter, and voiced hope that a bilateral treaty on the issue would be signed at the coming session of the Inter-State Council, scheduled to be held in Sarajevo. Sarajevo and Zagreb are considering agreements on health insurance, possibilities for the two countries' citizens to cross the border with identity cards and on joint infrastructure projects, Bicakcic told the news conference. He announced that the payment of pensions for Bosnian retirees with permanent residence in Croatia would start this month. (hina) jn ms