BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY SUPPORTS ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT INSTITUTIONS

SARAJEVO, Sept 30 (Hina) - International High Representative Carl Bildt said on Monday evening after the first meeting of the three-man Bosnian Presidency that it had agreed to start the process of establishing joint institutions of power. We expect the first step to be the appointment of the Council of Ministers, which should be completed by the end of October, Bildt told reporters outside the Saraj motel where the Presidency meeting had taken place. The meeting lasted almost four and a half hours after which its participants - Moslem representative Alija Izetbegovic, Croat Kresimir Zubak and Serb Momcilo Krajisnik - did not make any statements. Bildt said that the three men agreed to proceed with searching for missing persons and releasing the remaining prisoners of war. The high representative described the atmosphere of the meeting as businesslike, noting that the participants had shaken hands both at its start and at its end. Bildt said that the national House of Representatives was expected to be established between 5 and 7 October. (hina) vm 302245 MET sep 96