DALAI LAMA TO VISIT SARAJEVO IN JULY - OSCE

SARAJEVO, June 9 (Hina) - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is expected to visit Sarajevo in July, OSCE Bosnia mission spokesman David Foley said in Sarajevo on Monday. The visit will be organised by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, appreciating Dalai Lama's championship of peace and tolerance. We believe his arrival could encourage dialogue between the ethnic communities in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Foley said. Foley went on to say that 1.3 million voters had so far registered for municipal elections scheduled for mid-September. All citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina residing abroad should registered for the ballot by a deadline of June 14. About 2.4 million people took part in general elections last year. (hina) vm mm 091450 MET jun 97