AGREEMENT ON TRAINING BH FEDERATION POLICE SIGNED

( Editorial: --> 6457 ) SARAJEVO, May 25 (Hina) - United States Ambassador to Bosnia- Herzegovina Richard Kauzlarich and Premier of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina Edhem Bicakcic signed an agreement on training Federation police officers on Monday in Sarajevo. Kauzlarich said this was another important step which the US government was undertaking in the establishment of a democratic police force and reforms of the judicial system in the Federation. He recalled projects such as "Supervising Neighbourhoods" and a training programme against narcotics, which was successfully carried out in both Bosnian entities. Bicakcic thanked the US government for its assistance in training and equipping the Federation police, stressing he believed that the restructuring of the police would be completed successfully with the support of the US government, the International Police Task Force and other international factors. Today's agreement is an introduction to the implementation of a program for training and equipping members of the Interior Ministry in fighting public disorder on a wider scale. The agreement will be implemented on the canton and municipal levels. (hina) mrb/rm 251725 MET may 98