NEW HDZ BH PRESIDENT WILL HELP BETTER COOPERATION - GARROD

( Editorial: --> 5270 ) MOSTAR, May 20 (Hina) - The new president of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HDZ BH) will contribute to better cooperation between the party and the international community, and between the Croat and Muslim sides in Bosnia, the head of the Mostar regional office of the international High Representative for Bosnia, Martin Garrod, said Wednesday. New HDZ BH president Ante Jelavic's speech at the party's last weekend convention was encouraging and clearly expressed a strong wish to achieve better cooperation and joint work, Garrod told reporters in Mostar. He believed it was very important that Jelavic received 73 per cent of the vote, as it put him in a strong position to lead the programme. (hina) ha jn/mb 201627 MET may 98