BOSNIAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT RECEIVES RED CROSS REPS

MOSTAR, Jan 11 (Hina) - President of the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Kresimir Zubak, who doubles as the chairman of the Herzeg-Bosnian Presidential Council, today received the head of the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) mission to central Bosnia, Beatrice Megevand, and head of the Mostar branch office, Michele Brauen. Ms. Megevand detailed the steps the Red Cross had taken to protect and monitor the living conditions of Croats and other non- Serbs in Banja Luka and other Serb-controlled areas, Zubak's office said in a statement. Zubak's statement emphasised the "cordial gratitude to Herzeg- Bosnian authorities for their cooperation with the International Red Cross." Zubak also supported long-term efforts of the Red Cross to remove all obstacles to the building of confidence between the Croats and the Moslems. 111406 MET may 95