REDUCTION OF SFOR TROOPS IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA POSSIBLE - CLARK

SARAJEVO, July 9 (Hina) - NATO's Chief Commander for Europe, General Wesley Clark, on Friday told reporters in Sarajevo that the end of the Kosovo crisis and progress in the implementation of the Dayton agreement had helped create conditions for the reduction of Stabilisation Force (SFOR) troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with BH Presidency members, Clark said the current situation in the region could allow the reduction of peace forces but that did not mean that SFOR's current mandate would change. The SFOR will continue carrying out its duties entailed in the Dayton agreement, he said, adding that NATO, just like the SFOR, would provide all the necessary support in organising the first summit of the Stability Pact in South-Eastern Europe, which, according to earlier announcements, should be held in Sarajevo on July 30. NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia are an