AGREEMENT ON CRO TV BROADCASTING IN BOSNIA BY WEEK'S END - OHR

SARAJEVO, Oct 5 (Hina) - The Office of the High Representative (OHR) for Bosnia-Herzegovina expects an agreement on the broadcasting on Croatian Television (HTV) programmes on Bosnian territory will by signed by the end of the week, OHR spokesman James Ferguson told reporters in Sarajevo on Tuesday. Ferguson announced deputy HR Ralph Johnson and other international community officials in Bosnia will discuss the issue with representatives of the Croatian Government and HTV this week. The OHR expects a memorandum on understanding will be signed by the end of the week. HTV broadcasting in Bosnia was discontinued on 1 October under a decision of former HR Carlos Westendorp. The gap was to be filled by programmes broadcast by the radio-television of Bosnia's Croat- Muslim federation. Since the federation's television did not fulfil its obligation, it was tacitly permitted for HTV to resume broadcasting. Even though viewers in Bosnia will be able to watch HTV broadcasts, specially selected programmes will be aired under a new law, which stipulates the commercial purchase of the frequency, i.e. the extant network of land transmitters. (hina) ha jn