BOSNIAN MOSLEMS SEEK DELAY OF MOSTAR ELECTIONS

MOSTAR, April 25 (Hina) - The advisory council of the European Union administration of Mostar on Thursday held a closed-door meeting chaired by the newly-appointed administrator, Ricardo Peres Casado. The council comprises five Croats, five Moslems and five representatives of other nations. After the talks, EU and Moslem officials declined to make statements to the press. Mostar Municipal Council vice president Mile Puljic said that the meeting focused on elections in Mostar due to be held by the end of next month. "The European administration and the Moslem side agree in demands that the elections be delayed," Puljic said, adding that the Croat side believed that "the elections must be held until the end of May." Speaking of possible reasons for delaying the elections, he said that "the European administration would lose some powers after the elections." The Moslem side demanded that Bosnian refugees around Europe be allowed to participate in the Mostar elections, "which is not regulated by the Dayton or Rome agreement," Puljic said. (hina) vm mm 252230 MET apr 96