CROATIAN POLICEMEN TO ARRIVE IN MOSTAR ON 2 FEBRUARY

ZAGREB, Feb 3 (HIna) - Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Jarnjak today held talks with the EU Administrator of Mostar Hans Koschnik on the details of the arrival of a Croatian police contingent to Mostar. The contingent is to be included in the European Union police force. #L# After the talks, which were held behind closed doors, Minister Jarnjak said that 100 policemen from Croatia would arrive in Mostar on 10 February. The policemen would be under the command of the EU Mostar police commissioner, Colonel Pieter Lambrechtse. The talks also tackled the basic tasks of the Croatian contingent as well as its structure, Jarnjak said, adding that the contingent would consist of members of basic police forces and eight crime investigators. 'Our police would have a mandate in the blue zone, the same as the EU policemen', Jarnjak said, adding that the Croatian policemen would be specially trained before they leave for Mostar. 'We have agreed with Mr Koschnik on all issues, and now the professionals have to do their part of the job', Jarnjak said. The EU Administrator of Mostar described today's talks with Croatian Interior Minister as successful, stressing that he had received President Tudjman's as well as Minister Jarnjak's support. 'We need a unified police force if we are to achieve a unified Mostar. We need a police force which is professional and which cares about security. We need team spirit, under Colonel Lambrechtse's command, on all levels of police work', Koschnik said. 'No one should be discriminated against', Koschnik said, adding that the prevention of crime was an international problem, which did not have borders. One should save his own society, he added. Koschnik said that the Croatian offer was very important for his work in Mostar and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, adding that the policemen had to do their part of the job now that the political leaders had completed theirs. (hina) rm 031433 MET feb 96