EU ADMINISTRATOR OF MOSTAR TALKS WITH ZUBAK, GANIC, STEINER

MOSTAR, Feb 4 (Hina) - The EU Administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnik, Sunday received the President and the Vice President of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kresimir Zubak and Ejup Granic respectively, and Michael Steiner, a deputy of the international mediators' High Representative Carl Bildt, to inform them of his decision on the organization of Mostar. #L# After the meeting with the EU Administrator the Bosnian Federation President Zubak said that the decision of Koschnik on the organization of the city of Mostar should be based on three documents - the constitution of the Federation, the Brussels memorandum on Mostar and the Dayton peace agreement on Bosnia. Zubak said he had told Koschnik that the Federation's Constitution made no mention of a category of district, which the EU Administrator suggested in his decision. However, if Bosnian Croat and Moslem officials in Mostar agree on the so-called district (a central zone), it will be necessary to initiate a procedure to add that category into the constitution, according to Zubak. In respect of boundaries of future six Mostar municipalities, Zubak held that their definition should be based on the 1991 census. The Federation Vice President Ganic described the situation as good, following the talks with Koschnik, and added that talks had not dealt in detail with the future municipalities. Steiner said the EU Administrator had informed them about the latest developments in Mostar and about his planned activities in the coming days. "We have encouraged Koschnik in his work," the EU official said adding that he had conveyed to Koschnik the support from Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. (hina) mms 041335 MET feb 96