JELAVIC MEETS FOUNDING COMMITTEE OF BOSNIAN PUBLIC RADIO-TELEVISION

MOSTAR, Nov 5 (Hina) - The chairman of Bosnia-Herzegovina's three- man Presidency, Ante Jelavic, on Friday received members of the founding committee of the public Radio Television of Bosnia- Herzegovina (RTV Bosnia-Herzegovina), who held a session in Mostar. They discussed the establishment of a new radio and television system in the country and re-broadcasting of Croatia's radio and television (HRT) programme in Bosnia. The founding committee of the Bosnian public radio and television service enjoys the absolute support of the (Bosnia) Croat party in re-organisation of the current media, Jelavic told reporters after the meeting. The goal of the reorganisation, Jelavic said, is to set up "free, democratic media." This Bosnian Croat leader is expecting that the current Sarajevo- based RTV in Bosnia will soon discontinue working as television of one people and that a federal television house be constituted with two channels (Croat channel and Moslem channel). The chairman of the nine-member founding committee, Tadey Labernik, who has been appointed by the Office of the international High Representative to Bosnia, said this committee had also received the support from the Serb member of the Presidency, Zivko Radisic. Labernik added the new RTV service wanted to be independent media which may contribute to better understanding among all three nations as well as to gain confidence of common people, structures of authorities as well as of the public throughout the country. (hina) ms