KINKEL, GRANIC HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN MOSTAR

MOSTAR, Jan 14 (Hina) - 'Mostar and Sarajevo must remain undivided and be symbols of multiethnic coexistence', German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel told a press conference in Mostar today, after he held talks with Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic, EU Administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnik, President and Vice President of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kresimir Zubak and Ejup Ganic respectively, Bosnian Foreign Minister, Muhamed Sacirbey and Western and Eastern Mostar Mayors, Mijo Brajkovic and Safet Orucevic respectively. #L# Kinkel judged the talks very constructive, adding that 'all participants in the talks have agreed on the need of the implementation of the Dayton agreement, in particular of its annex on the city of Mostar'. 'We all have agreed that there must be absolute freedom of movement and that the borders of six municipalities must be urgently determined', Kinkel said. Certain elements that were not being controlled and which wanted to prevent the establishment of the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina, had to be stopped, the German Foreign Minister said, adding the participants in today's talks had all agreed to support the project of the Federation and particularly Hans Koschnik, who performed a very important task. Within the next two weeks, a report on the implementation of elements that had been agreed upon at today's talks should be submitted to the EU Administrator of Mostar, Kinkel said, adding if the sides failed to reach agreement in two weeks, Koschnik would start mediation on disputable issues. Kinkel also warned of the need of the return of refugees. Germany was especially interested in their return, since it had accepted 400,000 refugees from the former Yugoslavia, which was double the number of refugees in all other countries of the European Union, he said. Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina could expect assistance from Europe and Germany, and the precondition for that help was the implementation of the Dayton agreement, Kinkel said. Asked what would happen if Koschnik's mission failed, Kinkel answered it must not happen. Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic said that the talks had been held in good atmosphere. 'We are aware of all difficulties, but there are no doubts for Croatia - the only way is the strengthening of the Federation and the implementation of the Dayton agreement, especially of the part that relates to Mostar', Granic said. Granic also held that the establishment of joint police forces and of freedom of movement had to be carried out urgently and simultaneously. Granic conveyed to Kinkel President Tudjman's message in which Tudjman expressed Croatia's readiness to send special police forces to Mostar, if requested so by Koschnik. EU Administrator of Mostar Hans Koschnik said that the process of reuniting the two peoples in Mostar would be easier 'if the media war stopped' and asked that such a war be stopped. 'We have problems with criminal, fascism and extremist forces', Bosnian Foreign Minister Muhamed Sacirbey said. Asked where he saw fascism, Sacirbey answered 'I see it in those people who do not believe in coexistence and who think that one nation is better than other nations, no matter to which side those people belong'. Asked to comment on last night's statement by Bosnian Premier Haris Silajdzic, in which Silajdzic said that Koschnik should resign, if he failed to solve the problems in Mostar, Koschnik said there were people on both sides who wanted him to leave. Vice President of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ejup Ganic, joined in, adding that 'The Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina and President Alija Izetbegovic support Hans Koschnik'. After today's talks, the high officials made a tour round the city. They also visited the separation line on the Mostar Boulevard road and crossed by foot a makeshift suspension bridge over the Neretva river, built on the place of the old destroyed bridge. (hina) rm 141734 MET jan 96