SARAJEVO TO HOST 1ST SUMMIT OF STABILITY PACT IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE

SARAJEVO, July 5 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's Presidency on Monday appointed the main committee for preparations of the first summit of the Stability Pact in South-eastern Europe. The summit is to take place in Sarajevo, and the special executive committee was also set up in the Bosnian capital. The three-man Bosnian Presidency on Monday held a special session to discuss only this issue and to appoint its chairman Ante Jelavic as the head of the main committee and Haris Silajdzic, who is the co- chairman of the Bosnian ministerial council, as the head of the executive committee. Jelavic's aide, Tihomir Begic, told reporters that all other high- ranking officials would be included in bodies and eight sub- committees in charge of the preparations of the Stability Pact summit. "The meeting will be held in Sarajevo, and a final decision on the date is expected to be announced at the beginning of next week," Begic said. This event should gather about a thirty world prominent politicians and statesmen and heads of state of south-east European countries. U.S. and Russian Presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltzin and leaders of EU member-states have also announced their participation. German diplomat Michael Steiner who toured Sarajevo last week, said the meeting would be probably held in the Olympic hall "Zetra". The chief commander of NATO in Europe, General Wesley Clarks, was due to come in Sarajevo on Monday and discuss security preparations for the summit with the Bosnian Presidency and international peacekeepers' (SFOR) commander. But the visit was cancelled without any explanation. According to unofficial reports, Gen. Clark did not come as it was still unknown when the summit should be held. To organise such an event is a complex task, so that instead of 30 July, for when it was announced previously, the meeting may be held in September of October. One of the problems is the small capacity of the Sarajevo airport which cannot receive more than five aircraft in one hour. That's why participants in the summit will have to use also airports in Mostar, Tuzla and perhaps in Banja Luka. (hina) ms