EU REBUILDS SEVENTH BRIDGE IN MOSTAR

MOSTAR, Dec 16 (Hina) - Mayor of Mostar, Ivan Prskalo, and his deputy, Safet Orucevic, officially opened the rebuilt bridge "Hasan Brkic, by cutting the ribbon together. The bridge, which had been pulled down during the war, is located near 'Bulevar' Street that separates eastern and western halves of Mostar. It is under control of Moslem (Bosniak) authorities. The rebuilding of the bridge, worth some 6 million German marks, was financed by the European Union, and represented the biggest project of EU in this southern town in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The opening ceremony was attended by over a thousand citizens, most of who came from eastern Mostar. Addressing the gathered people and guests, including a former EU Administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnik who had been greeted by a burst of applause, the EU Special Envoy in Mostar, Martin Garrod, said it was the seventh bridge to have been built by EU Administration. (hina) mm mš 161820 MET dec 96