U.S. SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT ADMINISTRATION IN MOSTAR - KOR

KOR $ NBLUM MOSTAR, Aug 1 (Hina) - Aide to the U.S. State Secretary John Kornblum on Thursday held talks with a EU special envoy in Mostar Sir Martin Garrod and the mayors of the western and eastern parts of Mostar, Mijo Brajkovic and Safet Orucevic, respectively. #L# He stressed the United States stance that the Bosnian Federation and a joint administration in Mostar should be established. The election results should be the basis for forming municipal authorities in Mostar, Kornblum said. He described talks with both Mostar mayors as good, stressing that both sides had advocated that the European Union Administration should remain in Mostar. Kornblum is to hold talks with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman in Washington on Thursday. The presence of John Kornblum in Mostar conveyed the United States' support for resolving the problems in Mostar, Garrod said, adding that the decisions that should be reached by the end of this week were of great importance. Brajkovic, Mayor of the western (Croat-held) part of Mostar, cited a suggestion that the Croat side had given for the resolution of the situation in Mostar. "We suggested that each side should give 16 representatives into the city council, without the five others, for starters, until the city electoral committee pronounces the elections as valid. Also, a mayor should be chosen and the Croat side gives full support to Garrod," Brajkovic said, adding that the elections in Mostar should be held in September, at the same time as those in all municipalities on the Federation level. Before the talks, Orucevic said that he believed that intense pressure on the Croat side would help in resolving the Mostar issue. As long as there was a Herzeg Bosnia, Mostar would be a divided city, Orucevic said. (hina) lm as 011713 MET aug 96