KARADZIC'S THREATS TO RESTART WAR ARE OUTRAGEOUS PROVOCATION -MURP

-MURP $ HY SARAJEVO, Feb 3 (Hina) - War will not break up again in Bosnia-Herzegovina regardless of that a wanted Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, threatened to re-start the war, in his latest public appearance, a spokesman for the Bildt's office said on Monday. The spokesman Colum Murphy stressed that just the public appearance of Karadzic was outrageous provocation. He said such an act flouted an agreement Carl Bildt and Richard Holbrooke had signed with Bosnian Serb authorities last year, under which not only taking public office but also appearing in the public was forbidden to Karadzic. 'Karadzic has made a serious mistake,' Murphy said and foresaw that a day was coming closer when Karadzic could give such comments only from The Hague. Karadzic is twice indicted by the UN war crimes Tribunal in The Hague. Threats to re-kindle war in Bosnia, which Karadzic stated in an interview with Greek Eleftheros Typos, were in fact his comments on possible outcome of arbitration in the issue of northern Bosnian town of Brcko, if it did not belong to Bosnian Serbs. Bildt's spokesman said such incendiary statements were impermissible now when the arbitration procedure was being finished. Only arbitrators are entitled to make a decision on Brcko and they should be let to decide in peace, Murphy said. He warned that such acts as Karadzic's statements should be tolerated no longer, as Karadzic was still exerting considerable influence on political developments in the Serb entity in Bosnia. (hina) mš 031457 MET feb 97