WHITE HOUSE ON CLINTON-TUDJMAN TALKS

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Hina) - The United States' support to Croatia's integration into Western institutions would depend on Croatia's support to the full implementation of the Dayton Agreement, a White House spokesman said following the Clinton-Tudjman talks on Friday. #L# "The United States fully supports Croatia's integration into European institutions and wants to work with the Croatian Government toward that goal," spokesman David Johnson said, adding that a prerequisite for this was a full and efficient implementation of the Dayton Agreement. "To succeed in this, we must implement the results of the Mostar election and enforce the decision of Bosnian Croat authorities to dissolve Herzeg-Bosnian structures and integrate them into the Federation," he said. Presidents Clinton and Tudjman agreed that the next step was to fully establish the Federation, which included the transfer of authority onto the Federation and the abolishment of parallel Moslem and Croat structures, Johnson said. Another important element was the establishment of a functioning local authority in Mostar on the basis of the election results. According to Johnson, both sides agreed that Herzeg-Bosnian structures would be dissolved and integrated into Federation structures by Aug 8, Johnson said. "There are certain structures that are solely Croatian. In order to fully realise the Dayton Agreement and ensure a lasting peace in Bosnia, these structures must be dissolved. The results of the Mostar election must be respected. This is what has been agreed today," Johnson concluded. (hina) as 022242 MET aug 96