ANY OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN INCIDENTS HAS TO RESIGN - STEINER

MOSTAR, Feb 10 (Hina) - Michael Steiner, a deputy of the top international peace administrator in Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Monday evening said that if the involvement of certain officials was established in Monday's incidents in Mostar when there were killed and wounded persons, they would have to resign. If it was confirmed that some officials committed crimes then legal consequences must be taken, Steiner said after this evening's talks with Mostar Mayor Ivan Prskalo in the western part of the town. Before that the German diplomat held talks with Deputy Mostar Mayor Safet Orucevic in the eastern halve of the town. Steiner stressed that the situation in Mostar had to be now calmed and that objective facts about Monday's events in the town had to be established. He called upon the media not to warm up the atmosphere in Mostar. He added that at this evening's meeting it was agreed that as soon as possible, (and it is likely to be during the night) Mostar Croat and Moslem police officials should meet to consider measures for calming the situation in the town. Prskalo said that during his talks with Steiner a shell hit the suburb of Ilici in the western part of Mostar. (hina) mš 102353 MET feb 97