GERMANY AND U.S. TO SEEK SOLUTION TO MOSTAR - KINKEL

SARAJEVO, Jan 8 (Hina) - German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said on Monday that he and US Secretary of State would soon get involved in efforts to resolve problems in the southern Bosnian town of Mostar. Following talks with Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic in Sarajevo on Monday, Kinkel told reporters that he would talk to Christopher soon, after which they would both get in touch with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and Foreign Minister Mate Granic. "The situation in Mostar is insecure because of Mafia-style structures. Everything must be done to overcome them," Kinkel said, adding that all parties were responsible for that. Izetbegovic stressed that his government was very concerned about the situation in Mostar and said that Germany could do a lot to resolve the current problems. Izetbegovic said that his talks with Kinkel also focused on the situation in Sarajevo. He announced that the Bosnian Presidency would begin a discussion later today on granting amnesty to members of the Bosnian Serb forces who had not committed war crimes. "We want the Serbs to stay in their homes in Sarajevo because in this way there's a possibility for our people to return to places they have been expelled from," Izetbegovic said. Kinkel welcomed the willingness of the Bosnian government to pass an amnesty act and to ensure conditions for Serbs to stay in their homes in Sarajevo suburbs. He said that his country was not planning to repatriate Bosnian refugees at all cost but that it would make sure that conditions for their return were created. German companies would be involved in the building of settlements for returnees. Kinkel called on all countries of the former Yugoslavia to take advantage of the peace process and start the process of disarmament. He said Germany would continue to extend full assistance to Bosnia-Herzegovina. "This town and this country have become symbols of the most horrible war to be waged in Europe since 1945. The people who live here deserve Germany's support and a better future," Kinkel said. He also met for talks with the commander of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia, Admiral Leighton Smith. (hina) vm mm 081734 MET jan 96