Minister Kalmeta said that this issue was nearing completion in Croatia and that his country was likely to settle it in 2006.
We have notified Minister Kebo of a plan for the return of refugees and restitution of property in line with the Sarajevo declaration on this matter, and of the process of reconstruction, Kalmeta said after the meeting.
He said that by 10 August this year, Croatia would give back another 340 houses to their pre-war owners.
We have also discussed plans for the return of 2,922 citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina who have refugee status in Croatia.
Kebo informed the Croatian minister of 2,210 families that were currently in Bosnia and that would like to return to Croatia.
We have also discussed possibilities for offering construction material to Bosnian Croats who would like to reconstruct their houses, Kalmeta said, announcing his visit to the northern Bosnian town of Derventa soon to see on the ground how the process of the return of refugees could be accelerated.
It is in the interest of Croatia to see that Croatians remain in and not leave Bosnia, Minister Kebo said.
He said that he was encouraged with the activities which Kalmeta and the Croatian ministry of development were taking so as to create conditions for the return of Croatian Serb refugees from Bosnia.
He said that bilateral meetings of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and his Bosnian counterpart Adnan Terzic as well as President Stjepan Mesic's visit to Bosnia also contributed to this outcome.
Kebo thanked Kalmeta for assistance which Croatia had so far given to Bosnia, stressing that Croatia was Bosnia's biggest bilateral donator.
He said that security reasons were no longer an obstacle for the return of those who left Bosnia during the war.