MOSLEM REFUGEES TO RETURN TO JAJCE AREA BY END OF NEXT WEEK

JAJCE, Aug 13 (Hina) - The deputy to the international High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Gerd Wagner, met Bosnian Moslem and Croat officials in Jajce on Tuesday night to discuss implementation of the Sarajevo agreement of August 5 on the return of refugees and displaced persons to the Central Bosnia canton. The closed-door meeting also involved representatives of the Nato-led peace Stabilisation Force, the International Police Task Force, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the EU Monitor Mission and displaced Croats from Bugojno. It was agreed that the Moslems, who had left the village of Kruscica after an incident earlier this month, could return by the end of this week, while the residents of other villages could return by the end of next week. Speaking to reporters, Wagner expressed a hope that efforts aimed at repatriating Moslem refugees would grow into a process that would allow all refugees and displaced persons from the Central Bosnia canton to return to their homes. (hina) vm jn 131145 MET aug 97