ALL SIGNATORIES TO DAYTON MUST FOLLOW BH CROATS' EXAMPLE - POOS

LUXEMBOURG, Oct 6 (Hina) - All other signatories to the Dayton Peace Agreements on Bosnia-Herzegovina must follow the example of Bosnian Croats indicted for war crimes who today surrendered voluntarily to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the host of a two-day conference of the Council of Ministers of the European Union, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jacques Poos, told reporters on Monday. Poos assessed this was an important step in the peace process. Speaking about the Council's standpoints, Poos said the European Commission has the duty to step up the distribution of means at the EU's disposal for reconstruction and development projects in states on former Yugoslavia territory. The Council unanimously supported the already known conclusion, today reiterated by EU commissioner for international relations Hans van der Broek, that only those parties actively partaking in the peace process can count on the EU's assistance. (hina) ha 062025 MET oct 97