CONFERENCE ON PEACE CONSOLIDATION IN BOSNIA OPENS IN PARIS

PARIS, Nov 14 (Hina) - A conference on consolidating peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina began in Paris on Thursday with opening addresses by French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette and the international community's High Representative, Carl Bildt. The conference was expected to define civilian aspects of the international effort in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the next two years and present a declaration on peace consolidation drawn up by the Steering Committee of the Peace Implementation Council which was set up two years ago after the signing of the Dayton peace accords. Attending the conference were the foreign ministers of France, the United States, Germany, Britain and Russia, Bosnian Presidency members Alija Izetbegovic, Kresimir Zubak and Momcilo Krajisnik, foreign ministers Mate Granic of Croatia and Milan Milutinovic of Yugoslavia, and representatives of the European Union, the European Commission, NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, UN, UNHCR and the Organization of Islamic Conference. The closing ceremony will held in the Elysee Palace later in the afternoon. (hina) vm mm 141220 MET nov 96