HIGH REPRESENTATIVE BILDT HAPPY WITH PROGRESS IN BH

WASHINGTON, 2 April (Hina) - Achievements that have been made in BH after the signing of the Dayton accord have been exceptional, said High Representative for BH Carld Bildt in Washington Tuesday. "Compared to the situation six or 12 months ago, progress has been spectacular," Bildt told a press briefing at the National Press Club. Arms have been withdrawn, troops have gone back to the barracks and people move freely the towns and outside of them, he said next. Over the past two days Bildt discussed in Washington implementation of the Dayton accord with the US vice president, president Clinton's national security advisor and officials of the State Department and the Pentagon. . "(Through reconstruction) we will, and that is the most important part of our policy, try to reintegrate the country as much as possible", said Bildt. Over the next three to four years BH will need about five billion US $ in reconstruction aid from the international community. "It is important to get as much as possible, as soon as possible", said Bildt. He pointed that out of the 1.8 billion US $ required for this year only 600 million US $ have been actually collected. That is why he is preparing to visit Japan, after his visit to Washington and New York, where he is due to meet with UN officials. (Hina) mr 022116 MET apr 96