MOSTAR MUNICIPAL COUNCILS' FOUNDING SESSIONS POSTPONED THIRD TIME ( Editorial: --> 1556 )

( Editorial: --> 1556 ) MOSTAR, Nov 17 (Hina) - The founding sessions of Mostar's six municipalities announced for 18 November have temporarily been postponed, David Foley, head of the Mostar regional office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said in a statement on Monday. It is possible that the sessions will be held on 19 November, Foley said, adding this should be confirmed tomorrow. Talks on implementing municipal election results in the six municipalities of Mostar are in course, the statement said. This was the third postponement of the municipalities' founding sessions. Initially, they were to be held by 10 November, following the one-month period required to technically confirm the election results, as envisaged by OSCE rules for the establishment of newly- elected authorities. After the first postponement, the OSCE suggested that the founding sessions take place by 13 November, and then by 18 November. (hina) ha 172202 MET nov 97