US ORGANISATIONS SEND FOOD RELIEF FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

( Editorial: --> 5502 ) PLOCE, 19 Jan (Hina) - The US ship 'Advantage', carrying 16,370 tonnes of food for towns in Bosnia-Herzegovina, entered Ploce harbour, central Adriatic, on Monday. The ship's journey which started in Houston was organised by the international shipping agency Adriatic-agent. Apart from 5,000 tonnes of wheat and 7,000 tonnes of flour, the freight also includes a large amount of beans, oil and rice for Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Doboj, Zenica, Tuzla and Bijeljina. The freight is a donation by American religious organisations for war victims in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the American Red Cross and the United Nations' "World Food Programme". The Adriatic-agent representative Vlado Tomasevic said the aid will most likely be freighted from Ploce by rail or road transport firms to the many destinations in Bosnia-Herzegovina during January and February. (hina) mm mrb 191426 MET jan 98