BOSNIAN CROAT BODIES ON NEW CANTONS

MOSTAR, Feb 23 (Hina) - The Presidency of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Presidential Council of the Croat Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia discussed the implementation of the Dayton and Rome Agreements at a joint session Friday, held behind closed doors. The session was chaired by the HDZ President Bozo Rajic. #L# Following the meeting, Rajic said that a report on the Rome Agreement, submitted by the President of the Bosnian Federation, Kresimir Zubak, had been accepted as a basis for fulfilling Bosnian Croats' obligations under the peace agreements. The meeting agreed that the municipalities of Ljubusko, Siroki Brijeg, Grude and Posusje be organized as a separate canton with a Croat majority, according to Rajic. It was further agreed that the municipalities of Tomislavgrad, Kupres, Livno, Grahovo, Glamoc and Drvar should constitute another canton with a Croat majority. The meeting was also of the opinion that Bosanska Posavina (the Sava river valley) should also be organized as a Croat canton. The meeting appointed task groups to organise and supervise the implementation of the Dayton and Rome Agreements. (hina) lm as 231939 MET feb 96