FBH PRIME MINISTER NOT HAPPY ABOUT TRADE EXCHANGE WITH CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 4727 ) SARAJEVO, Jan 15 (Hina)- Bosnian Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic said that an agreement on on tax free imports between the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (FBH) and Croatia would be dropped if Croatia did not fully comply with its provisions. Speaking in an interview for Thursday's issue of the Sarajevo based weekly "Slobodna Bosna", Bicakcic stated that "Croatia pursues a policy of economic draining of a part of the FBH with Bosniak (Moslem) majority". Underwriting of companies in Croat dominated areas of FBH is equally unacceptable, because it enables Croatian companies to take over Bosnian property in violation of the Privatization Law, Bicakcic said. "Unless the Croatians introduce at least an approximate import parity we will annul the tax free regime in toto," said the FBH Prime Minister. He also claimed that such measures have been supported by Croat ministers in the FBH Government. (Hina) mm mr 151847 MET jan 98