MY FIRST TASK IS TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS - MOSTAR MAYOR

MOSTAR, Aug 15 (Hina) - The most important task at the moment was to improve the living conditions of all citizens of Mostar, the newly-elected mayor of Mostar Ivan Prskalo told HINA on Thursday. "If we achieve this goal as soon as possible, it will be much easier to resolve any disagreements between Croats and Moslems in Mostar," he said. "Even so, it won't be so simple," he said. "Still, I am optimistic because I was supported not only by the Croatian people but also by Moslems, which is a pleasant surprise," he said. Prskalo is a construction engineer by profession, manager of the public company "Parkovi" which cares for the town's parks. He is a member of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) since the foundation of that party in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Prskalo said he expected to have a good working relationship with the EU envoy, Martin Garrod. (hina) as 151524 MET aug 96