HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNEX TO JOINT STATEMENT FROM GENEVA TALKS

GENEVA, June 3 (Hina) - Following are highlights of "Annex to Agreed Statement" issued in Geneva on Sunday night after a day-long meeting of the presidents of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia, representatives of the two Bosnian entities and international organizations involved in the peace process in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Annex focused on freedom of movement, media access, administrative and confidence-building measures and Mostar. The parties confirmed that freedom of movement was an essential cornerstone of elections and a lasting peace in Bosnia- Herzegovina. They pledged to provide security for inter-entity bus service and to cooperate with the NATO-led peace Implementation Force (IFOR), the International Police Task Force and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The parties aknowledged that it was themselves who bore primary responsibility for the security of all individuals in areas under their authority. They agreed that a Bosnian Federation delegation would visit Belgrade to discuss the normalization of railway and air traffic and cooperation in heavy industry, postal, telegraph and telephone services and other economic areas. The parties agreed to extend the agreement on media access reached at Blair House by Federation authorities to include the entire country. They fully supported the Open Broadcast Network project and other media support projects being coordinated through the Office of the High Representative and the OSCE. They agreed to recognize without conditions press credentials issued by either entity, IFOR or OSCE. The parties pledged to set up local election commissions in districts determined by the OSCE and to allow all candidates and political parties to conduct election campaigns in both entities. The presidents of Serbia and Croatia agreed to allow unimpeded transit to refugees who wished to vote in person and to facilitate voting in their territory. The parties pledged to comply with the recent agreement of relevant ministers to recognize the validity of driving licences, licence plates, automobile registration and automobile insurance issued by either entity. An agreement on uniform licence plates would be reached within three months. The parties agreed to re-establish telephone connections between the entities making use of all available technical assistance. They agreed to ensure the passage and implementation of amnesty laws which met international standards for non war crimes- related offences. The parties welcomed the decision of the EU administrator for Mostar to hold municipal elections in Mostar on June 30. The presidents of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Federation agreed to take steps to ensure unimpeded and unharrassed crossings between east and west Mostar. (hina) vm jn 031415 MET jun 96