CASADO RECEIVES MAYORS OF WESTERN AND EASTERN MOSTAR

MOSTAR, 23 April (Hina) - EU administrator for Mostar Ricardo Perez Casado received today mayors of western and eastern Mostar Mijo Brajkovic and Safet Orucevic respectively. This was the first meeting between the new administrator and the leaders of the Croat and Bosniak communities in Mostar. After the talks Casado said there were "many points of agreement" and that the main outstanding task was "preparation and carrying out of elections in Mostar and reviving of the economy." According to Brajkovic, many issues concerning political constitution of the town have been resolved over the past two years, during the mandate of Hans Koschnik. "Today we agreed that most important outstanding issues were imminent holding of elections and economic revival," said he. Orucevic said the parties should work with the new EU administrator on implementation of agreements that have been made during the past two years, so that the town could be united. "We are most concerned about the organization of elections and return of citizens to their homes," said Orucevic. mr/mm (Hina) 232140 MET apr 96