GERMANY WISHES TO STEP UP RETURN OF BH REFUGEES - KINKEL

SARAJEVO, July 25 (Hina) - During his one-day visit to Sarajevo, German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel on Friday said the German Government wishes to step up + the return of refugees to Bosnia-Herzegovina. We want to assist the BH authorities to create conditions on the ground for a humane return of refugees, Kinkel told reporters. Together with the German Government's newly appointed commissioner for refugee return issues Dietmar Schlee, Foreign Minister Kinkel today met with + the chairman of the BH Presidency, Alija Izetbegovic, and Presidency member + Kresimir Zubak, who, according to Kinkel, showed full understanding for the German Government's standpoints. Momcilo Krajisnik, the third member of the BH Presidency, did not show up in Sarajevo. According to the German Foreign Minister, the non-appearance is one + sign of the situation in the Bosnian Serb entity. The international community will support those Bosnian Serb forces who want to implement the Dayton peace accord, Kinkel said. Republika Srpska President + Biljana Plavsic showed willingness to do so, and as long as she is ready to meet the undertaken commitments, she will remain our partner, he added. All war criminals must be turned over to The Hague tribunal, Radovan Karadzic in particular, Kinkel reiterated. Today, the German Foreign Minister opened a special information centre for the return of refugees, to be financed by the German Development Ministry. (hina) ha mm 251535 MET jul 97