BILDT CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATION IN MOSTAR

SARAJEVO, 25 July (Hina) - Representatives of international organisations in charge of implementing the peace agreement in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday expressed concern about the current situation in Mostar. Speaking at a press conference in Sarajevo, they said that tensions in the city, caused by the latest political crisis, have increased. Carl Bildt was seriously concerned about the latest developments in Mostar, Bildt's spokesman Michael McLay said. Bildt's deputy Michael Steiner met in Mostar yesterday with the Croat and Muslim representatives to discuss the current situation in the city. Spokesman McLay stated that it was possible to find a solution if the two sides showed some good will. The purpose of the proposal presented to the Mostar Croats and Muslims by Michael Steiner was contained in three items - the European Union has to remain in Mostar, the mayor should be a Croat, and the election results have to be unconditionally observed. Bildt's spokesman said his office held that Zagreb had to make the Mostar Croats behave reasonably. NATO troops deployed in Mostar have intensified their patrols with the aim of lessening tensions in the city. (hina) rm jn 251322 MET jul 96