$ GANIC SARAJEVO, Dec 15 (Hina) - On the first anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Agreement, Assistant US State Secretary John Kornblum, President of the Bosnian Presidency Alija Izetbegovic, member of the Presidency and
President of the Bosnian Federation Kresimir Zubak, and Deputy President of the Bosnian Federation Ejup Ganic, signed a joint statement in Sarajevo on Sunday. Present at the meeting was also Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign Minister Jadranko Prlic, Bosnian Croat news agency Habena said on Sunday.
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SARAJEVO, Dec 15 (Hina) - On the first anniversary of the signing
of the Dayton Agreement, Assistant US State Secretary John
Kornblum, President of the Bosnian Presidency Alija Izetbegovic,
member of the Presidency and President of the Bosnian Federation
Kresimir Zubak, and Deputy President of the Bosnian Federation Ejup
Ganic, signed a joint statement in Sarajevo on Sunday.
Present at the meeting was also Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign
Minister Jadranko Prlic, Bosnian Croat news agency Habena said on
Sunday. #L#
The six-item statement said that the names of the prime
minister and members of the Bosnian federation government would be
suggested to the Federal Parliament for adoption at a session
scheduled for December 18.
The President of the Bosnian Federation would be nominated at
the next session of the Bosnian Federation Parliament.
Constitutions of the Neretva and Central Bosnian cantons are
to be equal.
The Neretva Canton Assembly will be forwarded a constitution
to be adopted at its session scheduled for next week.
Laws on internal affairs for the Sarajevo, Neretva and Central
Bosnian cantons will be forwarded to the cantons' assemblies for
adoption next week and other cantons are to adopt the Laws by the
end of January 1997.
After the Sarajevo, Neretva and Central Bosnian cantons adopt
the laws, the International Police Task Force (IPTF) and canton
police organs will establish police forces in line with the Bosnian
Federation Constitution.
All cantonal authorities should be constituted by December 31
so that they may begin to perform their duties.
A Federal Parliament session on December 18 will discuss the
date for the adoption of a number of law provisions from the sphere
of financial politics.
By December 31, four federal ministries, Trade Ministry,
Transport and Communications Ministry, Industry, Energy Supply and
Mining Ministry and Education, Culture and Sports Ministry are to
be transferred to Mostar, the statement said.
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