MINISTERIAL COUNCIL MEMBERS BRING CLOSER VIEWS ON RULE BOOK

SARAJEVO, Jan 30 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's Council of Ministers members on Thursday brought closer their views on a rule book of the Council and announced that the rule book might be soon adopted. I believe we are on the threshold of settling disputable issues of the rule book, the Council's co-chairman Boro Bosic told reporters after Thursday's session. Bosic said that telephone links would likely to be established soon between the Ministerial Council's members and described that move as a new step in normalization of relations. The other co-chairman, Haris Silajdzic, confirmed that they had reached agreement on a new draft rule book and added that the next seven days should see explanation of stands of all the sides on the package of laws proposed by the office of Carl Bildt, the international senior peace administrator in Sarajevo. Neven Tomic, the vice co-chairman of the Council, said that the most contentious issue referred to passing a law on the Central Bank. After the session Bildt told reporters that he was moderately optimistic about the speedy adoption of laws proposed by his office. (hina) mm mš 301853 MET jan 97