(1 Aug 1996) T/I: 10:44:08


The Bosnian government said on Thursday (1/8) that, through diplomatic and political means, the Bosnia Croat statelet of Herceg-Bosnia was being dismalted. The Bosnian Prime Minister, Hasan Muratovic, described the existence of the self-styled Bosnian Croat 'government of Herzeg-Bosna' as an issue which threatened the Bosnian-Croat Federation and the Dayton Peace Agreement. Meanwhile, senior US envoy, John Kornblum held talks in Mostar on Thursday with top Bosnian Croats and Moslems on plans for dismantling Herceg-Bosna, formed three years ago in southern Bosnia.

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VARIOUS BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA 1/8

SARAJEVO, BOSNIA
ws Bosnian Prime Minister Hasan Muratovic speaking
sot - Muratovic, in english - "Whenever we raise this question of abandoning Herceg-Bosnia, new incidents start. This is a sign from the mafia, that keeps all black economy (market) there, and influences politicians, that there will be no improvement."

MOSTAR, HERCEGOVINA
ext Hotel Ero, headquarters of European Union in Mostar with US envoy's car
sot John Kornblum (US envoy) - saying that the US supports the pressing ahead with creation of moslem-croat federation, and EU's elections were a good start
ca press
sot - Mijo Brajkovic, Mayor of Croatian West Mostar, in Croatian - saying that Mostar does not need to be unified, it is one city, and that there will not be an kind of unity of the two communities because of ideals of "brotherhood and unity" as there was in yugoslavia, because yugoslavia doesn't exist anymore... any cooperation now will only happen because of mutual self-interest
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sot - Safet Orucevic, Mayor of Moslem East Mostar, in Bosnian - saying that the key question of this meeting was to find out if "herceg-bosna" will continue to exist... as long as this self-declared state exists the city of Mostar will be divided.
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