SILAJDZIC UNWILLING TO ACCEPT NEW PREMIER'S MANDATE

SARAJEVO, Jan 19 (Hina) - Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic said today he would not accept a mandate to form a new central government of the Bosnian Federation if the Government Act, passed at the last Bosnian Parliament session, remained in force. #L# Silajdzic today met senior Bosnian HDZ officials Bozo Rajic and Ivo Lozancic, with whom he discussed the establishment of a new government. In a statement to the Bosnian TV following the meeting, Silajdzic stressed the point of state institutions was to protect Bosnia's sovereignty and integrity, reconfirmed in Dayton - but the Act would contribute to undermining the central government bodies. According to Silajdzic, the moot point was the provision that the new government should have five ministries instead of six. He contended that the Act was passed "under pressure" and that "violence had been perpetrated over parliamentary democracy." Under such circumstances he could not accept the mandate to form a new government, Silajdzic concluded. (hina) as 192148 MET jan 96