$ BLE MOSTAR, Feb 9 (Hina) - At a press conference held today, spokesman for the EU Administrator of Mostar Hans Koschnik, Dragan Gasic, spoke about the events that happened in Mostar two days ago, when Koschnik's decision on the
oganisation of the city caused protests of western Mostar residents.
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MOSTAR, Feb 9 (Hina) - At a press conference held today, spokesman
for the EU Administrator of Mostar Hans Koschnik, Dragan Gasic,
spoke about the events that happened in Mostar two days ago, when
Koschnik's decision on the oganisation of the city caused protests
of western Mostar residents. #L#
Gasic said that 19 vehicles had been severely damaged in the
protests. Thirteen vehicles belonged to the Western European police
and six to the EU Administration of Mostar, Gasic said, adding that
the demonstrators had kept Koschnik in his car more than one hour.
'Western European police experts told me that 11 to 12 bullets
had been fired on Koschnik's car', Gasic said, adding that the
Croat (western Mostar) police had not come to Koschnik's aid,
although under the Mostar Memorandum on Understanding they had to
protect the European Administration.
Asked whether Koschnik would change his decision on the
organisation of the city, Gasic said that '15 countries of the
European Union will decide whether some other solution is
possible'.
He added that the EU Administration of Mostar would inform all
signatories to the Dayton Agreement that the regulation on the
freedom of movement, which was to take effect on February 8, was
not being observed.
NATO Secretary General Javier Solana would arrive in Mostar
next Monday, Gasic said, adding this was a clear sign of Solana's
support for Koschnik.
Today's press conference was the first one held without the
presence of EU Administrator since the arrival of the EU
Administration in Mostar.
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