(6 Aug 1996) T/I: 10:50:17
After days of stalemate, Bosnian Muslims and Croats on Tuesday (6/8) agreed on jointly governing the divided city of Mostar. The document, signed by both parties, commits them to convene a session of the city council to elect a new mayor and other officials.
The European Union - which has administered Mostar since 1994 - had threatened to withdraw by midnight on Saturday (10/8) unless Mostar's Muslim and Croat leaders agreed to abide by recent elections to share power in the southwestern Bosnian city.
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MOSTAR, BOSNIA, 6/8
WS Mostar;
VS street scenes, Mostar;
IFOR armoured personnel carrier in Mostar;
EXT Hotel Ero police car;
Mijo Brajkovic, mayor of Croat-controlled west, arrives;
SOT Mijo Brajkovic, mayor of Croat-controlled west: "The biggest problem was for us to agree on some things because this process has been going on for two years and now it has ended. It's not finished yet, but we have the agreement on paper and we have to implement it".
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SOT Safet Orusevic, mayor of Muslim controlled east Mostar: (in Bosnian) : "We were talkng about this problem to find a solution, to overcome the situation in which the Croat side was not recognising the election results but now we've made an agreement that everyone respects the election results and we will elect a city council.";
WS media conference;
C/A media;
SOT Sir Martin Garrod, British EU envoy to Mostar: "It has been difficult, but it is very good news. A recommendation will be brought to the EU presidency, that the EU remain in Mostar and he said he would be happy to remain as adminsitrator."
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