BOSNIAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT MEETS BRITISH, U.S., U.N. OFFICIALS

SARAJEVO, Oct 10 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's Presidency member and Bosnia-Herzegovina's Federation President Kresimir Zubak received on Thursday the deputy of the British Foreign Secretary, Sir Nicholas Bonsor, accompanied by the British Ambassador to Bosnia, Charles Crawford, the Federation's President office said in statement. They discussed the current situation and functioning of the Federation of (Croat-Moslem) Bosnia-Herzegovina, the establishment of new bodies of authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina. They paid a special attention to issues of upcoming local elections, and agreed that many open questions should be solved soon in order to create minimum conditions before the holding of elections. Accompanied by Bosnia-Herzegovina's Premier Hasan Muratovic, Zubak received on Thursday Richard Sklar the U.S. special envoy for the Dayton Agreement civilian parts' implementation, and a State Department advisor Jeanine Corvetto. They talked about prospects of investment in and construction of railway lines, public utilities and the functioning of them in a single system throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina. Zubak met the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights Elizabeth Rehn for talks about human rights' situation in the Federation, the repatriation of refugees and local elections due to be soon held in Bosnia, according to the statement quoted by the Herzeg-Bosnian news agency (HABENA). (hina) mš 102148 MET oct 96