DRAWING OF INTER-ENTITY BOUNDARIES TO BEGIN SOON

SARAJEVO, 11 June (Hina) - Representatives of the international Implementation Force (IFOR) on Tuesday held talks with officials of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The two sides are trying to agree on measures which should be taken in order to secure the successful implementation of general elections which are to take place in September. IFOR spokesman in Sarajevo, Max Marriner, on Tuesday stated that the talks had started but that no concrete decisions had been made yet. IFOR had received no specific tasks as regards the Mostar elections either, Marriner said. #L# A special technical commission for establishing exact borders between the Bosnian entities started with work today. The commission is to establish the borders between the entities after an exchange of a smaller portion of land, within the framework of negotiations between representatives of the Federation and the Serb entity. Members of the commission are to mark the exact separation lines in the next three months. The next step to be taken now was the ratification of an agreement signed after the Dayton agreement between the Bosnian entities on the exchange of some 50 square kilometers. The territorial exchange would 'relocate' some 8,000 people into the Federation and some 3,000 into Republika Srpska. According to some estimations, the Serb entity would get some 7,5 new square km, but nevertheless, the agreement solved some serious illogicalities, Marriner said. Before they become official, the agreements will have to be confirmed by the governments of both entities. (hina) rm 111413 MET jun 96