MOSTAR, July 29 (Hina) - Head of the Mostar regional office of the international community high representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Martin Garrod, told a news conference in Mostar on Tuesday that the visit of British Foreign
Secretary Robin Cook to Bosnia-Herzegovina was a very tangible proof of the concern of the new British government over the slow implementation of the Dayton Agreement.
MOSTAR, July 29 (Hina) - Head of the Mostar regional office of the
international community high representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Martin
Garrod, told a news conference in Mostar on Tuesday that the visit of British
Foreign Secretary Robin Cook to Bosnia-Herzegovina was a very tangible
proof of the concern of the new British government over the slow
implementation of the Dayton Agreement. #L#
Garrod expressed criticism over the establishment of the union of
Croat municipalities of the town of Mostar, adding that all legal and
constitutional arguments clearly stated that such a union could not exist.
He explained that the transitional statute of the town of Mostar (article
54) allowed cooperation among municipalities when performing duties of
joint interest, which did not mean the establishment of a union or a joint
administration.
Garrod described as encouraging the establishment of joint police
forces in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, while the spokesman of the
International Police force (IPTF) for Mostar, Kelly Moore, said that the
United Nations were satisfied with the work of the canton police in Mostar
during their seven days in authority so far.
According to Moore, all police officers had turned up on duty in
ascribed uniforms and badges.
Moore said that the Mostar model of the joint police was expected to
be used in other municipalities of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.
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