MOSTAR, July 27 (Hina) US Secretary for Democratisation and Human Rights, John
Shattuck, on Sunday visited Mostar where he held talks with Bosniac officials +
of the
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Canton Prefect Fatima Leho, Minister for the Return+
of
Refugees, Omer Hujdur, and Mostar Deputy Mayor Safet Orucevic.
Present at the meeting were the deputy head of Westendorph's regional office,
Dieter Schelschmidt, and a human rights official at the Mostar-based office of +
the
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Peter Bach.
Shattuck said his visit came at a crucial time for the establishment of peace +
and
democracy, especially in the direction of the re-establishment of a +
multi-cultural
society.
Shattuck said that the international community had on the donors' conference +
in
Brussels forwarded a clear message that the authorities co-operating in the
implementation of the peace agreement in Bosnia-Herzegovina, pertaining to the
freedom of movement and the return of displaced persons and refugees would +
receive
significant financial support.
International donors and the United States would not provide financial support
to authorities which systematically obstruct the right of the people to +
return to their
homes, as well as those protecting was crimes suspects, Shattuck said, adding +
that
the reason he came to Mostar was to convey this message.
He expressed regret that Croat officials did not attend the meeting.
Shattuck expressed satisfaction about the establishment of the joint police in
Mostar.
He condemned the recent assaults on representatives of international
organisations in Republika Srpska.
These were acts of terrorism and they had to be stopped. We will not allow +
this
to continue, Shattuck stressed.
He described as good last week's meeting between Croatia President Franjo
Tudjman and special US envoy, Bill Richardson.
At earlier meetings, Tudjman and the Croatian government had expressed
commitment to work on strengthening the Bosnian Federation and to use their
influence to the end of apprehension of war crimes suspects and the return of
displaced persons, Shattuck said, adding that because of previous obstructions,+
the
World Bank had refused a $ 40 million loan to Croatia.
I hail the commitment of the Croatian government and President Tudjman to
implement everything signed, Shattuck stressed.
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