MOSTAR, Feb 2 (Hina) - It would be necessary for the Croatian Government and the Government of the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina to sign an agreement on duties of the Croatian police force which would arrive in Mostar, the
European Union Administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnick, told a press conference on Friday.
MOSTAR, Feb 2 (Hina) - It would be necessary for the Croatian
Government and the Government of the Federation of Bosnia-
Herzegovina to sign an agreement on duties of the Croatian police
force which would arrive in Mostar, the European Union
Administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnick, told a press conference on
Friday. #L#
Koschnick and the head of the EU police in Mostar, Colonel
Pieter Lambrechtse, will visit Zagreb tomorrow and hold talks with
Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Jarnjak on steps which should be
taken in order to prepare the arrival of the Croatian police force
in Mostar.
Koschnick explained that the reason why he had sent his
request concerning the arrival of Croatian police forces in Mostar
directly to the President of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Kresimir Zubak, and not to the Government in Zagreb, was that he
respected the sovereignty of the Bosnian Federation.
Koschnick said that the Federation's President Kresimir Zubak,
the President of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Alija
Izetbegovic and the Interior Minister of the Federation, Avdo
Hebib, had all agreed with the arrival of the Croatian police in
Mostar.
Joint police forces would patrol the whole of the city,
wherever it proved to be necessary, Koschnick said, adding that the
forces would consist of the policemen from Croatia, from western
and eastern parts of Mostar as well as of Western European
policemen.
An Italian humanitarian organization from Mostar had announced
to the Italian Government that it would leave the city as it had
been burgled four times since its arrival, Koschnick said, adding
that burglaries were taking place in both parts of the town.
Koschnick said that he would meet with the mayors of western
and eastern Mostar, Mijo Brajkovic and Safet Orucevic respectively,
and inform them about his decision on the borders of six
municipalities as well as about the central city zone.
Under the Dayton Peace Accord, full freedom of movement in
Mostar should be established on 8 February this year, Koschnick
said.
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