BOSNIAN MOSLEM, CROAT LEADERS DISAGREE OVER FEDERATION POSTS

MOSTAR, Jan 12 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's leading Moslem and Croat political parties today failed to reach agreement on Kresimir Zubak's remaining the president of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Federation. Croatian Democratic Party (HDZ-BiH) president Dario Kordic described the current situation of establishing the federation as a period of transition. He said the HDZ wanted Zubak to remain the Federation president but the Moslem-led Democratic Action Party (SDA) opposed it. HDZ and SDA leaders as well as Federation officials were to meet on January 16, before a session of the Federation's Constitutional Assembly, to discuss key Federation posts, Kordic said. Kordic added that the ambassadors of the United States, Germany and Turkey were expected to attend the session. Despite disagreements, Kordic and SDA vice president Ethem Bicakcic described today's talks as tolerant and successful. (Hina) jn vr 122116 MET jan 95