GELBARD SAYS U.S. ONLY INTERESTED IN WHO IMPLEMENTS PEACE ACCORD

( Editorial: --> 1454 ) SARAJEVO/BANJA LUKA, Sept 18 (Hina) - The United States government is not interested in who will be in power in Bosnia after the just completed general elections but in whether governing political forces will be consistent in implementing the Dayton peace agreement, special US envoy for the Balkans Robert Gelbard said on Friday. According to the ONASA news agency, after visiting Sarajevo yesterday, Gelbard held talks in Banja Luka with Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic and Premier Milorad Dodik. My arrival to Bosnia after last weekend's elections has been previously announced, Gelbard told reporters in Banja Luka. Gelbard said he had discussed with Dodik, who he said was still in office, the functioning of the Bosnian Serb government. All Bosnian Serb political parties promised they would implement the peace agreement. It is interesting to recall what some of these parties did in the past, Gelbard said, but added if some decided to support the implementation of the peace agreement, the US would be happy. (hina) ha jn/mbr 181850 MET sep 98