MARTIN GARROD TALKS WITH INTERIOR MINISTER AND DEPUTY

( Editorial: --> 3740 ) MOSTAR, Aug 14 (Hina) - Head of the Mostar Office of the International High Representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Martin Garrod, on Friday held talks with the Herzegovina-Nerevta Canton Interior Minister, Valentin Coric, and his deputy, Sefkija Dziho. Garrod called on all canton officials to help with the very difficult security problems in this canton. Coric and Dziho are to, within the next few days, suggest a way of reconstructing the Stolac municipal police. Announcing many changes in the Stolac police, Coric said the number of officers would increase and several officials, both Croat and Bosniak (Moslem) would be dismissed. These will be the most radical changes made since he began working with Dziho, Coric said. The canton police will ensure absolute safety on all political rallies that will take place before the Bosnian general elections in September. Dziho stressed he did not think the security situation in the canton was satisfactory in all segments, especially with occurring crimes such as arson, destruction and mining, and the fact that in none of the 80 cases, not one perpetrator had been discovered. (hina) lml 141835 MET aug 98