E.U. SATISFIED WITH SUPREME COURT RULING ON MOSTAR ELECTIONS

MOSTAR, Nov 8 (Hina) - The European Union and its envoy to Mostar are pleased with a Bosnian Federation Supreme Court ruling which has rejected an appeal by the Mostar branch of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party to annul the results of the June 30 local elections, EU spokesman Dragan Gasic said in Mostar on Friday. The court ruling had fully clarified the situation and would contribute to the unobstructed and hopefully successful work of the city council, Gasic told a news conference. Gasic rejected accusations that EU special envoy Martin Garrod had blamed the situation in the town only on one side, the Croats. He added that the EU strongly condemned not only apartment evictions in Croat-held west Mostar but also the recent stoning of nuns in Moslem-controlled east Mostar, as well as all other incidents. (hina) vm mm 081934 MET nov 96