UN CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICIAL VISITS BANJA LUKA ON HUMAN-RIGHTS QUEST

ZAGREB, Jan 24 (Hina) - Head of the UNPROFOR Civil Affairs Department, Michel Moussali, visited Banja Luka at the week-end, where he discussed human rights issues with Bosnian Serb official Biljana Plavsic, UN spokesman Michael Williams told a news conference today. The talks focused chiefly on the implementation of human- rights provisions of the Dec 21 Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities in Bosnia. Moussali and Plavsic also discussed other aspects of the implementation of that agreement. This is the Civil Department's first appearance in Banja Luka since October 1993. It was agreed that UNPROFOR would henceforth keep in permanent contact with Banja Luka authorities, Williams announced. Moussali left two UN officials in Banja Luka to act as human- rights monitors, in line with the Dec 21 Agreement. Moussali also met Banja Luka Bishop Franjo Komarica and the local Mufti Ibrahim Halilovic. (hina) mm as sd 241519 MET jan 95