$ M SAYS ZAGREB, 2 April (Hina) - A Forum for the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina would be established in Sarajevo this afternoon, as an incentive by the United States in the establishment of the Croat- Bosniac Federation, aide to
the U.S. Secretary of State for Europe and Canada, John Kornblum said in Zagreb on Tuesday.
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ZAGREB, 2 April (Hina) - A Forum for the Federation of Bosnia-
Herzegovina would be established in Sarajevo this afternoon, as an
incentive by the United States in the establishment of the Croat-
Bosniac Federation, aide to the U.S. Secretary of State for Europe
and Canada, John Kornblum said in Zagreb on Tuesday. #L#
The first meeting of the Federation's Forum would take place
in Sarajevo this afternoon, Kornblum said, adding the forum would
be part of the U.S. contribution to the successful establishment of
the Federation.
Today, Kornblum met Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and
discussed with him this initiative of the United States.
At a press conference after the meeting, Kornblum said that
considerable efforts on that field had been made in the last
several weeks, especially with the signing of a Bosniac-Croat
agreement on the Federation last Saturday.
'This is a difficult process', Kornblum said, speaking about
the establishment of the Federation. 'Our goal is to work not only
with leaders and not only on agreements but also with local
authorities and people living in different parts of the Federation,
in order to insure its success'.
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