CONDITIONS SET FOR BOSNIA DONORS' CONFERENCE STILL VALID

SARAJEVO, May 13 (Hina) - By convening a conference of donors for Bosnia-Herzegovina, the international community has not given up conditions for the allocation of means for reconstruction, and it will insist on them, said Simon Haselock, a deputy to the International High Representative to Bosnia, in Sarajevo. He told reporters that the donors' conference would be held in Brussels on 20 and 21 May, in line with a decision of the executive committee of the Peace Implementation Council for Bosnia. The real approval of the planned assistance will depend on the fulfilment of already known conditions as well as on conditions which may be subsequently set in accordance with the developments, Haselock explained. To earmark money will directly depend on the return of refugees and the continuation of the economic reforms including privatisation, changes in the macroeconomic field and the re-organisation of police and judiciary, he said. Westendorp's deputy announced a significant international assistance to the Republic of Srpska which is believed to be suffering serious consequences due to the current crisis in Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro). The Peace Implementation Council executive committee also confirmed the help to be given to the Bosnia Serb entity's budget. Measures anticipate a speedy exchange of the inflation-prone Yugoslav dinar with the convertible mark in money transfers as well as the promotion of trade ties between the two Bosnian entities. (hina) ms