KOSCHNIK STATEMENT ON HIS VISIT TO SARAJEVO

MOSTAR, Nov 5, (Hina/HABENA) - The Mostar European Union Administration has released a statement on a visit by its Administrator Hans Koschnik to Sarajevo on November 3 and 4. During the visit Koschnik met Bosnian president Alija Izetbegovic, Federation of BiH parliament speaker Mariofil Ljubic, Bosnian prime minister Haris Silajdzic, Cardinal Vinko Puljic and the head of Bosnian friars Petar Andelovic. While in Sarajevo Koschnik also spoke with British UN Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Rose, UN chief of civil affairs, Victor Andreev and the UN special coordinator for the reconstruction of Sarajevo, William Eagleton. Koschnik discussed the problems regarding the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Also discussed were the possibilities of establishing a federal department to run railways in Bosnia and the reconstruction of two railway bridges in the wider Mostar area. The difficulties that refugees faced, were also discussed and the problems of getting their pensions paid to them which they had earnt through employment in Europe. Koschnik was hopeful that these pensions would start being paid by the end of the year, according to the statement carried by HABENA. (Hina) sd mms 051800 MET nov 94