NEW CROATIAN INITIATIVE'S MEMBERS ATTEND NDI-CONDUCTED SEMINAR

ORASJE, March 14 (Hina) - The Washington-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) organised a seminar for New Croatian Initiative (NHI) representatives to Bosnian local, entities' and state assemblies, in Orasje on Saturday. The seminar, held in this northern Bosnian town behind the closed door, drew a score of this party's deputies from all parts of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The National Democratic Institute is a non-partisan and non- profit-making organisation, and is conducting political training courses in several countries all over the world, the NDI parliamentary programme's head, Francesca Binda said after the Orasje seminar. We have been working on two separate programmes in Bosnia- Herzegovina for three years - the work with political parties and the work with civilians - Binda said adding that they were now launching the parliamentary programme in this country. She stressed that the NDI was working only with those parties which had asked for its assistance. At the moment we are co-operating with about 20 parties in Bosnia, Binda said. We are not here to impose anything. The NHI is one of the political parties that asked for cooperation, she explained. A member of the New Croatian Initiative presidency, Ivo Zivkovic, voiced satisfaction with the event in Orasje and announced that similar seminars would be held for NHI members in other Bosnian municipalities and towns. (hina) ms