SARAJEVO, Sept 2 (Hina) - The President of the Croat-Moslem Federation
of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Vladimir Soljic, is satisfied with the fact that the
international community has found effective methods of pressure by which it
forces all sides in Bosnia-Herzegovina to be implementing the Dayton
agreement.
At a news conference on Tuesday, this Bosnian Croat leader spoke
about the situation in the Federation.
In Sarajevo, Soljic told reporters that the international community had
begun taking tough measures as the establishment of Bosnia-Herzegovina,
and its entity, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, was one year late.
Croats had thought that most of the pressure of the international
community was again exerted on them, either via the Republic of Croatia or
directly, he said.
"However, as time passes, it seems to us that the international
community has really found the right method how to balance the
responsibility and treat equally all sides. We are very pleased with it," +
Soljic
added.
Speaking of problems in implementation of a plan for the return, he
said that the international community had chosen central Bosnia to be a
priority in the return of refugees, as the Central Bosnian Canton had the
highest number of the expelled. In that area the pre-war national structure of
the population had been changed more than anywhere else. There was no
Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina without multiethnic central Bosnia, Soljic
claimed and added that it was in vain to oppose the action of the return and
those who thought they could oppose it were much mistaken.
The Federation's President was, however, concerned about the
amount and brutality of the opposition to the return of refugees to central
Bosnia. He said that in the area rallies were staged, civilians were abused,
arrested and killed. In a very short period six people - five Croats and one
Moslem (Bosniak) - were killed, but cantonal authorities failed to take action,
Soljic added.
Asked why arrests of Croats, and even the beating of a group of them
at police station in Travnik, had not been reported, Soljic said that the Croat
party had wanted to enable the Moslem leadership to overcome the
situation and create a possibility for the return of a greater number of
refugees to central Bosnia. But, now the security and safety of people
should be regarded as a priority. There would be no return without security,
he explained.
Commenting on elections in Mostar, Soljic said that it was almost
certain that the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) party in that southern city
would boycott the forthcoming elections and that Croats would not go to the
polls. According to the party's records, the HDZ in Mostar should be a
winner or, at least, on an equal footing with others. However, the
establishment of a special constituency in Mostar's central zone, and the
removal of HDZ candidates from lists would lead to a situation in which
Croats could legalise their defeat in Mostar, he added.
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