AGREEMENT ON FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT TO BE EXECUTED TOMORROW

MOSTAR, Feb 19 (Hina) - EU Deputy Administrator of Mostar, Klaus Metscher, on Monday told Hina in Mostar that "starting tomorrow at noon, there should be no limits to the freedom of movement in the town". "The freedom of movement is a crucial issue for Mostar," Metscher said. Recalling that on Sunday in Rome the Croat and Moslem sides had agreed on reducing the central administration district, on forming a joint police force and establishing the freedom of movement, Metscher said that EU experts on politics were today discussing the working procedure of the joint police force. "Police patrols will constitute Croat and Moslem officers and officers of the Western European Union. Croat and Moslem officers will have executive authorities and will only patrol the central city zone at first," Metscher explained. He added that the EU Ministerial Council would decide on whether to extend the EU mandate in Mostar. "If everything goes well, I think the Ministerial Council will be in favour of extending the mandate. If the agreement does not succeed this time, I see little chance of the mandate being extended," Metscher said. Asked whether the reactions of the Moslem side to the agreement in Rome were known to him, Metscher answered that the Moslem side "is very interested in taking measures which should start to be implemented tomorrow". (hina) lm jn 191558 MET feb 96