PETRITSCH MEETS OFFICIALS OF BOSNIA'S HDZ PARTY

SARAJEVO, March 14 (Hina) - The international community's High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch, met two vice-presidents of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia- Herzegovina (HDZ BiH), Dragan Covic and Bozo Ljubic, in Sarajevo on Wednesday. Petritsch told reporters he held a meeting with the two remaining HDZ presidents, obviously alluding to the fact that he held all other members of the party leadership relieved of duty and refused contacts with them. The High Representative said the meeting, which took place at Covic's and Ljubic's request, focused on the situation in the country in the light of the recent replacement of high HDZ officials, including HDZ president Ante Jelavic. Petritsch said that he was ready for dialogue with those wishing dialogue and for discussion within the framework of the BH Constitution. The international official also told reporters that earlier in the day he had approved a new, much wider mandate of the Independent Judicial Commission (IJC), making it a body in charge of supervising the entire judicial system in the country, including trials and the performance of judges and public prosecutors. The body will be authorised to suggest different measures aimed at improving the work of the country's judiciary, including the replacement of judges and prosecutors whose performance is poor. (hina) rml