BOSNIAN PRIME MINISTER ABIDES BY CONTACT GROUP PEACE PLAN

ZAGREB, Dec 16 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic and Germany's Ambassador to the five-power Contact Group for Bosnia Michael Steiner last night held a press conference in Zagreb. Prime Minister Silajdzic pointed out that the Bosnian side accepted and backed the peace plan devised by the Contact Group. "Our Parliament has decided to accept the plan, and we abide by the decision," Bosnian Prime Minister told journalists adding that this was made clear to the Contact Group. The peace plan and Bosnian Serbs' persistence in rejecting it were the major theme of the latest talks between Prime Minister Silajdzic and the Contact Group's five ambassadors. German Ambassador Steiner said they had arrived in Zagreb to explain the views of the Contact Group member-countries ministers expressed at the December 2 session in Brussels. He added that the immediate cease-fire in Bihac was now necessary, as well as the withdrawal of Bosnian and Croatia's rebel Serb forces from there. After that, a comprehensive cease-fire should ensue in the whole of Bosnia. As soon as all the parties accepted the peace plan, suggested by the Contact Group last summer, the political process could resume, according to Steiner. Asked how Serbs had managed to get missiles for the anti- aircraft systems, Silajdzic promptly replied that such a question could be posed to one of the Contact Group member-countries. Steiner added that there was no proof that these missiles had been dispatched from abroad, but there was no proof for the opposite statement as well. (hina) mar mms 161117 MET dec 94