TWO-DAY PEACE IMPLEMENTATION CONFERENCE OPENS IN BONN

( Editorial: --> 6987 ) BONN, Dec 9 (Hina) - The Peace Implementation Council began a two- day conference in Bonn on Tuesday to encourage speedier implementation of the Dayton peace agreement in Bosnia-Herzegovina by setting strict deadlines and strengthening the role of the international high representative. The meeting of the council, established in London in 1995 to oversee the implementation of the peace agreement, involves delegations from 51 countries and 21 international organisations. German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel said in his opening remarks that the Dayton agreement had no alternative and that there was still a lack of willingness to make decisions for further development in joint institutions of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Speaking of the commitments of Serbs, Croats and Bosniac Moslems under the Dayton accord, Kinkel exclusively used the verb "must", thus consistently reiterating the tone of the draft final document of the conference which also uses imperatives when referring to the obligations of the Bosnian parties. Kinkel called for greater powers to be given to the international high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, who should be given the possibility of arbitration in case the country's joint bodies could not reach consensus on some issues or any of the parties boycotted the decision-making process. Addressing the Serbs, Croats and Bosniac Moslems, Kinkel said that those supporting reconciliation should be helped while those failing to implement the Dayton agreement should bear the consequences. The Croatian delegation is headed by Foreign Minister Mate Granic. (hina) vm mm 091344 MET dec 97