VITEZ AGREEMENT SIGNED

( Editorial: --> 1216 ) VITEZ, Aug 1 (Hina) - Croat and Bosniak (Moslem) officials of the Vitez municipality (central Bosnia-Herzegovina) on Friday night signed a document entitled "Vitez Agreement". The agreement stresses the need for an urgent establishment of the municipal administration, in line with election results, and the adoption of the municipal budget by the end of August. The officials confirmed the right of returnees to the municipality to, undisturbed, prepare their houses for reconstruction, and the international community has been called on to ensure the finances. The agreement was signed after a ten-hour discussion which was mediated by international official Christian Schwartz-Schilling. A representative of the office of the High representative in charge of reconstruction and return (RRTF), Lu Lawrence, informed the participants of the meeting that projects for the reconstruction of 210 Croat houses in mostly Bosniak villages and Bosniak houses in the villages of Gacice and Donja Veceriska have been accepted. The agreement also stipulates right to property, tenants' rights, human rights in general and the need of cooperating with federal ombudsmen. Municipal authorities, led by commissioner Ivan Garic. are obliged to inform Schwartz-Schilling about the implementation of the agreement and the RRTF by September 15 at the latest. (hina) lml 011758 MET aug 98