MOSTAR'S WEU, CROAT AND MOSLEM POLICE IMPROVE COOPERATION

MOSTAR, Jan 16 (Hina) - Western European Union police and local Croat and Moslem police forces have significantly improved cooperation in the southern Bosnian town of Mostar, the WEU police force in Mostar said in a statement on Tuesday. The three police forces held a meeting in the WEU police station in Mostar on Tuesday to exchange important evidence and data on recent incidents in the town which had resulted in injuries and deaths. "It is the first meeting since closer cooperaton was agreed upon last week at the instigation of the Western European Union police," the statement said, adding that "meeting is showing promise that the agreement will be effective." WEU police chief Col. Pieter Lamrechtse said after the talks that he was confident that this was only the beginning of much stronger efforts of the three police departments. (hina) vm jn 161950 MET jan 96