IFOR SHOULD STAY IN BOSNIA TILL ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE - DEMIREL

SARAJEVO, June 17 (Hina) - IFOR troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina would not be able to complete their mission by the end of the year in the defense forces of the Bosnian Federation were not established to ensure peace, Turkish President Suleyman Demirel said in Sarajevo on Monday after talks with President of the Bosnian Presidency Alija Izetbegovic. Demirel said he would talk about the issue with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. He added that the talks would also tackle elections in Mostar, stressing that Croatia was an important factor in the establishment of permanent peace. He confirmed that his country would actively partake in the training of armed forces of the Bosnian Federation. Demirel on Monday called the international community to make additional efforts aimed at ensuring a speedy reconstruction of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Demirel and Izetbegovic on Monday signed an agreement with which Turkey donated US $ 20 million of non-repayable aid to Bosnia, instead of giving credit for reconstruction. Izetbegovic stressed that Bosnian authority would continue with efforts to correct numerous insufficiencies of the Dayton Agreement with political and peaceful means, and the most important part was to remove all causes of conflict. During his two-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Demirel is to visit Zenica and Mostar. (hina) lm jn 171707 MET jun 96