ISLAMIC CONFERENCE CONTACT GROUP TO MEET IN SARAJEVO WEDNESDAY

SARAJEVO, Apr 8 (Hina) - The aim of the Wednesday meeting of the OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conferenc) Contact Group in Sarajevo was to analyse the implementation of the peace agreement and prepare for the impending donors' conference in Brussels, Bosnian Prime Minister Hasan Muratovic told a news conference on Monday. The conference will be attended by the foreign ministers of permanent OIC Contact Group members (Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, Marocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Turkey) who are expected to arrive in Sarajevo today and tomorrow. The conference will also involve senior government officials from Bangladesh, Brunei, Guinea and Indonesia. The conference will be chaired by OIC Secretary-General Hamid Al Gabid and the opening speech will be delivered by President Alija Izetbegovic. The conference is expected to adopt a statement confirming the Group's readiness to take part in reconstruction programs. Muratovic added that the World Bank and the European Union, as the organisers of the Brussels conference, expected Islamic countries to make a significant financial contribution to the reconstruction of Bosnia-Herzegovina. This year's reconstruction budget totals US$ 1.8 billion, but only US$ 200 million have been raised so far. (hina) as 081539 MET apr 96