THERE ARE STILL NO DETAILS ON DONORS' CONFERENCE IN BOSNIA

SARAJEVO, May 4 (Hina) - Details regarding the organisation of a donors' conference in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which should grant the last portion of funds promised to the country by the international community for reconstruction purposes, are still not known, although different sources say it could be scheduled for May 20. The date of the conference would only be a framework date, because there will be no donors' conference if the sides in Bosnia- Herzegovina fail to meet requirements set by the international community, said James Ferguson, spokesman for the Office of the High Representative (OHR), at a news conference in Sarajevo on Tuesday. The decision on whether and when the donors' conference will be scheduled depends, perhaps now more than ever, on the parties in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ferguson said. The earlier published requirements included different requests ranging from the acceleration of refugee return, the beginning of serious reorganisation of the banking system and the cancellation of the existing payment operations bureaus to the adoption of a law on a Federation radio and television. It is expected that the conference should secure at least US$850 million. At his last meeting with the BH State Presidency, High Representative Carlos Westendorp presented an optimistic assessment saying the conference could help raise even one billion dollars. Should this amount be granted, the total help granted so far to Bosnia-Herzegovina would amount to US$5.1 billion, which is the amount initially promised to Bosnia upon the completion of the Dayton peace talks. (hina) jn rml