HERZEGOVINA CANTON ASSEMBLY BREAKS UP OVER DRAFT CONSTITUTION

MOSTAR, Nov 20 (Hina) - A session of the Herzegovina Canton Assembly broke up on Wednesday after Croat and Moslem deputies disagreed on the wording of a cantonal constitution. The Herzegovina canton is the only canton in the Bosnian Federation out of ten that has not yet adopted a constitution or confirmed a county government. The break-up was called for by Moslem deputies, who said that different texts had been distributed to Croat and Moslem deputies. According to Croats, Moslem deputies today expressed dissatisfaction with 20 articles of the draft constitution, even though only four articles had emerged as controversial at previous meetings. "We hope that the disagreement will be resolved over the next week," cantonal assembly chairman Ivan Bender and cantonal prefect Fatima Leho said after the session. (hina) mm as 202030 MET nov 96