FEDERATION GOVERNMENT HOLDS SESSION IN MOSTAR ( Editorial: --> 8186 )

( Editorial: --> 8186 ) MOSTAR, 4 Nov (Hina) - At a session held in Mostar on Tuesday, the Government of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina decided that four federation ministries, which according to the Dayton agreement should be based in Mostar, would be relocated to Mostar from Sarajevo by 1 December this year at the latest. The relocation of the ministries of energy, transport, trade and education to Mostar would be one of the major steps forward in the establishment of the Federation, said the President of the Federation Government, Edhem Bicakcic, adding that the current offices of the four ministries in Sarajevo would be closed on 1 December this year 'with police assistance if necessary'. The Federation Government today approved DM 33 million for pension and disability insurance of the Federation army members, as well as a bill on the recognition of all public documents in legal traffic on the Federation territory, issued by the administrative and legal bodies and other authorised institutions between 6 May 1992, the day the Serb shelling of Sarajevo began, and 14 October 1997, one month after the municipal elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Federation Government also adopted several bills at today's session. (hina) rm 042139 MET nov 97