PRESIDENTS OF BOSNIA'S TWO ENTITIES MEET IN BANJA LUKA

SARAJEVO, June 5 (Hina) - Bosnian Croat-Moslem Federation president Vladimir Soljic and Bosnian Serb Republic president Biljana Plavsic met in the Serb-held northwestern city of Banja Luka on Thursday to discuss the implementation of conclusions from the political declaration from Sintra, Portugal, and the further implementation of the Dayton peace agreement. A statement from Soljic's cabinet described the talks as "open". The presidents of Bosnia-Herzegovina's two entities expressed full support for the refugees and displaced persons being given the opportunity to decide for themselves where they wanted to live. The meeting expressed a need for a comprehensive solution to that problem in the form of a special plan for gradual return of refugees. Noting that the economies of the two entities were complementary, Soljic and Plavsic drew attention to the need for inter-entity economic cooperation, which should be based on the restoration of communications with the neighbouring countries. (hina) vm mm 051848 MET jun 97