ZUBAK UPHOLDS PROPOSAL THAT TRAVNIK BE ARRANGED AS MOSTAR

VITEZ, Jul 5 (Hina) - Bosnian Federation President on Friday upheld a proposal that the central-Bosnian town of Travnik be arranged in a similar way to Mostar, put forward by Croat aldermen. "I have agreed with a proposal put forward by representatives of Travnik Croats that Travnik be arranged so as to include several municipalities - a solution that is utterly in accordance with the Dayton Accords," Zubak said in a statement for Hina. "Travnik is important for Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina - before Croat-Moslem conflicts, Travnik's 27,000 Croats made it the town with the largest proportion of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina," Zubak said. "Besides, as the seat of one of two counties with parity representation, Travnik is very similar to Mostar in many respects and may benefit from a similar arrangement," he said. Asked to comment on the current position of Croats in Travnik, Zubak said many of them had left the town even after Croats and Moslems had reached a truce. "I will soon visit Travnik and I will try to encourage the Croats there to be patient and wait for the return of their 20,000 fellow citizens and the establishment of county authorities," he said. "I will point out to them the opportunities the Bosnian Federation will offer to Croats, once it has been fully established," he concluded. (hina) as 052238 MET jul 96