B-H PRESIDENCY MEMBER WRITES TO SIMON HASELOCK

SARAJEVO, 16 Oct (Hina/Habena) - A Bosnian Presidency member Kresimir Zubak on Thursday sent an open letter to the spokesman for the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Simon Haselock, informing him of the official Croatian stand concerning the current events and talks on the situation in the electronic media in the country, Habena reported. #L# Citing the Bosnian Constitution and the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina, which both include the European Charter on Regional or Minority Languages of 1992, Zubak asked that one channel in the Croatian language be introduced in the television system in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and that the prevention of broadcasting of the Croatian Radio-Television program on the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina be stopped. With the European Charter on Regional or Minority Languages, Bosnia had committed itself to free and direct broadcasting of radio and television program from neighbouring countries in the language which is similar to or same as the regional language of minorities, in this case, the official Croatian language, Zubak said in the letter. (hina) rm 162307 MET oct 97