BH PRESIDENCY FAILS TO AGREE ON DEPLOYMENT OF AMBASSADORS

SARAJEVO, Aug 2 (Hina) - At a session in Sarajevo which ended late last night, the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina failed to agree on the deployment of BH ambassadors abroad, thus failing to meet the deadline set to solve this issue at a conference in Sintra. BH Foreign Minister Jadranko Prlic told reporters after the session that because of non-compliance with the deadline, international high representative for BH Carlos Westendorp announced he would recommend a decrease in the level of international diplomatic relations with BH. The final decision on the matter is expected to be reached at a Saturday meeting Westendorp is to hold with representatives of Contact Group member-countries. Even though the BH Presidency's yesterday meeting had been called on Westendorp's suggestion, Bosnian Serb representative at the Presidency Momcilo Krajisnik again failed to attend. The Presidency's chairman, Alija Izetbegovic, left the meeting shortly after it started. He was replaced by Haris Silajdzic. (hina) ha 021107 MET aug 97