BOSNIA'S MINISTERIAL COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON RULE BOOK

SARAJEVO, Jan 23 (Hina) - The Council of Ministers of Bosnia- Herzegovina on Thursday failed to agree on provisions on a rule book of the Council. After a session in the National Museum's building in Sarajevo, the Foreign Trade and Economy Minister Hasan Muratovic told reporters that Bosnia's three-man Presidency would be asked to make decision on the matter if no agreement could be reached at the following session of the Council. According to some sources, a demand by Bosnian Serbs that deputy ministers should be equal members in the Council and have the right to participate in the vote on every decision is disputable. Bosnian Moslems have opposed the request. Under the Dayton provisions of the Bosnian Constitution, the Council is to make decisions by consensus. Therefore it is of no importance whether deputy ministers will have the right to vote or not. (hina) mš 231808 MET jan 97