FERRY SERVICE TO BE INTRODUCED ON NERETVA, DATE YET UNKNOWN

ZAGREB, Dec 23 (Hina) - All preparations necessary for linking the banks of the Neretva River by ferry service at Bijela, north of Mostar, have been made, but the security issue still has not been solved, said UNPROFOR' Chief-of-Staff, British General Charles Ritchie, at a press conference in Zagreb on Thursday. At the moment there are two ferries that would provide a link between the two sides of the Neretva, and thus enable the delivering of humanitarian assistance into Sarajevo by land from the south, and UNPROFOR is expecting two more, said General Ritchie. Once the ferries have begun their service, we will do everything to protect them, said the general, adding that the exact date of opening this ferry service could not be set as there was lack of cooperation from both Moslem and Croat sides. 231528 MET dec 93