ISLAMIC DIGNITARY VISITS MOSLEM COMMUNITY IN TOMISLAVGRAD

TOMISLAVGRAD, March 5 (Hina) - Head of the Islamic religious community in Bosnia, reis-ul-ulema Mustafa Ceric, and Bosnian Federation Interior Minister, Bakim Alispahic, today visited Tomislavgrad to celebrate the great Moslem holiday of Ramazan Bajram. The pair was accompanied by member of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) executive committee, Osman Brka. Tomislavgrad is situated in a HVO (Croatian Defence Council)- controlled part of Bosnia-Herzegovina, called Herzeg-Bosnia. "It is a joy to us to be able to visit Moslems in Tomislavgrad - to see you have stayed here and maintained an Islamic community," Ceric said at the packed Tomislavgrad mosque. Ceric stressed the need for the Moslem-Croat Federation to be brought to life as soon as possible, because it was of vital interest to both Croats and Moslems. He advised the Moslems to establish good relations with their Croat neighbours. "Today, I have seen and heard something wonderful here in Tomislavgrad - the muezzin's voice mingling with the church bells," Ceric said. "There is no Bosnia without muezzins and church bells," he concluded. The Moslem delegation is to visit Livno this afternoon. (hina) as 051457 MET mar 95