INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WON'T ALLOW OBSTRUCTION OF PEACE PLAN IN BOSNIA

IN BOSNIA ( Editorial: --> 1713 ) SARAJEVO, Nov 18 (Hina) - A deputy to the international High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hans Schumacher asked deputies to the Bosnian Parliament to adopt immediately laws crucial for the functioning of that country, or the international community would be forced to take measures aimed at removing obstacles in the implementation of the peace process in Bosnia. Addressing the Parliament House of Representatives the German diplomat said that the laws on citizenship and passports as well as on the Council of Ministers must be passed until a session of the council for the implementation of the peace process, scheduled for early December in Bonn. By adopting the laws you will give a sign to the international community that you want to implement the Dayton agreement and that you will not obstruct the process, Schumacher told the MPs adding that the opposite behaviour would force the international community to take measures aimed at preventing the obstruction. He warned that talks could not last endlessly. The Dayton agreement will be fully implemented. We want to do it together with you, Schumacher said adding that the Bosnia was not a protectorate neither did the international community want it to be so. The 42-seat House of Representatives, two third of which consists of representatives from the Moslem-Croat Federation and one third of representatives from the Serb entity, began its session on Tuesday after a two-month break. Before Tuesday's session, deputies failed to agree on the agenda as the Serb party insisted that a discussion be held on the package of the draft laws on the Council of Minister, citizenship and passports. However, the draft law on the Council of Ministers has been already agreed upon and it should be only verified by the Parliament. The issue of citizenship and passports remains open, because Momcilo Krajisnik, the Serb member of the three-man Bosnian Presidency, refused a compromise on the issue, proposed by the High Representative's Office. Schumacher said that the proposed compromise was the result of thorough analyses of experts, which should be acceptable for all parties. (hina) mš 181451 MET nov 97