BOSNIAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT ON ARRANGEMENT OF SARAJEVO

SARAJEVO, Apr 6 (Hina) - Bosnian Federation President Kresimir Zubak Friday wrote to the deputy High Representative for the implementation of civilian aspects of the Bosnia peace accord, Michael Steiner. The letter proposed "suggestions for the organisation of the city of Sarajevo" and described the activities Zubak and Federation Vice-President Ejup Ganic "had jointly undertaken pursuant to the Sarajevo Agreement and the Geneva Statement," the Bosnian Croat news agency Habena said. Joint Croat-Moslem task groups recently held several meetings to discuss the organisation of the Sarajevo area, including the "administration of territorial units, participation of constituent nations, the functioning o f government bodies and their mutual relations," the letter said. The letter suggested that the City of Sarajevo should be organised as a canton with a specific internal arrangement which would reflect the fact that Sarajevo was the seat of the Federal government. "Furthermore, the City of Sarajevo should be preserved as an administrative-territorial unit whose size should be defined, i.e. reduced. Thus defined, the City of Sarajevo should form part of Sarajevo canton," the letter elaborated. (hina) as 061048 MET apr 96