IVANKO

SARAJEVO, May 12, (Hina) - A unified police force in the Livno Canton from the Bosnia-Herzegovina Federation is not and will not be constituted until all provisions from the agreement of April 24 are fulfilled, especially until conditions are met for a safe work enviroment for police officers of Serb nationality, Alexandar Ivanko, spokesman for the United Nations, announced on Tuesday. Ivanko stated that the UN mission in BiH had decided to inaugurate a joint police force in the canton, head office being in Livno, and this would be delayed until in the compound there are qualified police officers of Serb nationality, of which most of them need to be deployed in Drvar. "Local authorities have not fulfilled all requirements of the agreement reached", said Ivanko. According to information obtained by the UN mission, safety of Serb police officers could be imperilled if they were to take up positions in Drvar, he added. Ivanko also mentioned that this information was also given by the acting Canton Internal Affairs Minister, Barisa Letica. Ivanko said that the UN mission is withholding all comments with regards to announcement of a united police force which was held in Livno towards the end of last week, but he did specify that not one representative from the international community in Bosnia- Herzegovina was present, whereby this speaks for itself. The UN mission will continue working with all sides, to secure and strengthen the police force in the 10th canton, representing all those who live there, including those now returning to Drvar, said Ivanko. 121452 MET may 98