HIGH REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE WELCOMES GROWING PLURALISM IN BH

( Editorial: --> 8574 ) MOSTAR, June 3 (Hina) - The international community is very interested in the latest events in the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the plans of Bosnian Presidency Croat member Kresimir Zubak to establish a new party, Martin Garrod, head of the Mostar regional office of the international High Representative for BH, said Wednesday. Garrod welcomed the growing pluralism in BH and emphasised there was great interest in the platform of the new party, the Bosnian- Herzegovinian Croatian Democratic Union, which will be presented June 14. Asked whether the new party may register for the September elections in BH, the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe office in Mostar, David Foley, told reporters a decision would be made by the Transitional Election Commission, since the registration deadline had expired. (hina) ha/bag jn 031557 MET jun 98