MOSTAR, August 4 (Hina) - The new European Union mandate in Mostar
called "Joint Action" would not take effect on Sunday due to last
night's unsuccessful negotiations between the Croat and Bosniac-
Muslim side in Mostar as regarded the adoption of an agreement on
the continuation of the European Union activity in Mostar and the
establishment of city administration, former EU spokesman in Mostar
Dragan Gasic told a special press conference in Mostar.
The agreement proposed by the EU was accepted in full by the
Muslim-Bosniac, but not the Croat side. It contains eight clauses
and, according to special EU envoy in Mostar Martin Garrod,
disputable was the fourth clause, which is about the election of a
mayor and his deputy until a final verdict of the Bosnian
Federation Constitutional Court, because the Croatian side demanded
that the election be temporary.
The aim of "Joint Action" was to fill the time until the
establishment of local Mostar administration, Garrod said, so that
on 31 December, when EU's mandate in Mostar should end, the EU
Administration duties could be transferred to local administration.
Garrod expressed disappointment and worry in relation to the
situation in Mostar, pointing out that it was very serious and that
the city and police could be divided, thus diminishing freedom of
movement.
Garrod said the EU Administration in Mostar was encouraged by
the talks between Croatian and U.S. Presidents Franjo Tudjman and
Bill Clinton in Washington.
The possibility of failure of the "Joint Action" in Mostar
could have serious consequences for the Bosnian September
elections, Garrod said, adding that some leaders of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe had already
expressed their worry.
Answering a question if Zagreb could be subjected to EU
sanctions, Garrod said that he would not speculate, but was sure of
the existence of some proposals.
Asked if an agreement might be reached today or by tomorrow
morning, Garrod answered that the EU was ready to talk.
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