SERB REPS FAIL TO SHOW UP AT 1ST CIVILIAN COMMISSION MEETING IN MO

MO $ STAR MOSTAR, Jun 19 (Hina) - Deputy High Commissioner for civilian affairs in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Michael Steiner, chaired the first meeting of a joint civilian commission for Sector South in Mostar on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Steiner deplored the "counter-productive" absence of Serb representatives from five Sector South municipalities that belong to the Serb entity. Steiner then elaborated on the difficulties facing the implementation of the civilian part of the peace accord in Bosnia- Herzegovina. "The sad fact is that there are less people living in their own homes now than at the time the Dayton Agreement was signed," he said. "So far, the forces of separation have been stronger than the forces of integration," he said. One way to counter this trend was to develop mechanisms for granting financial aid to the regions that cooperated in the return of displaced people, while withdrawing such aid from regions that refused to cooperate, Steiner said. (hina) as 192243 MET jun 96