SARAJEVO SUMMIT WILL END WITH PLENARY SESSION

SARAJEVO, July 30 (Hina) - A total of 56 delegations of state and most important international organisations will on Friday participate in the plenary session of a two-day summit of the Stability Pact for South-East Europe, which started in Sarajevo on Thursday. Croatia's delegation at the meeting will be headed by President Franjo Tudjman. Tudjman and Bosnian Presidency member Alija Izetbegovic are expected to sign an agreement on the Croatian- Bosnian border before the start of the plenary session. Today's session is held in continuation of yesterday's regional meeting, the conclusions of which will be presented to participating heads of state and government by the Finnish President and current Chairman of the European Union, Marti Ahtisaari. The session will be opened by the Bosnian Presidency Chairman, Ante Jelavic. An introductory speech will also be delivered by EU's special coordinator for the Pact, Bodo Hombach. The session will tackle the main topics of the Stability Pact - democratisation and human rights; economic revival, development and cooperation, and security issues. Each of these topics will be addressed in reports, to be submitted by regional representatives, whereas commentaries will be presented by representatives of international organisations. Following a joint debate, conclusions will be presented by EU Chairman Ahtisaari and the session will end with the adoption of a declaration on the Stability Pact. The declaration is neither an agreement nor a legal document, and therefore it will not be signed, but countries-parties to the Pact will have to abide by certain rules of behaviour with the aim of enabling the Pact to function as effectively as possible. No press conference will be held after the session, however, President Ahtisaari is expected to inform the public about the conclusions in a short statement. (hina) rml