ZAGREB, March 18 (Hina) - The head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) mission to Croatia, Peter Semenby, on Monday expressed concern with the influx of evicted Bosnian Croats from Drvar into the areas of special
state concern in Croatia.
ZAGREB, March 18 (Hina) - The head of the Organisation for Security
and Cooperation (OSCE) mission to Croatia, Peter Semenby, on Monday
expressed concern with the influx of evicted Bosnian Croats from
Drvar into the areas of special state concern in Croatia.#L#
According to an OSCE statement, this influx may put additional
strain on the housing and employment situation.
Semenby said that the new arrivals must not jeopardise the
repossession of property by persons who were displaced from those
areas.
"We understand that the situation for many of those who had to
vacate their apartments is difficult. However, the BiH property
laws, just like those in Croatia, require temporary occupants to
vacate properties that are reclaimed by the original owner," the
statement said.
The OSCE is in contact with Croatian authorities and international
organisations both in Croatia and Bosnia. The organisation is
trying to find solutions in accordance with the two countries'
laws.
According to the OSCE, it is particularly important to establish
which of the arriving persons are entitled to alternative
accommodation in Bosnia.
The first, larger group of evicted Bosnian Croats arrived in the
central Croatian town of Knin in the night between Saturday and
Sunday. About 40 Croats from Drvar were accommodated in bungalows
in the former Yugoslav barracks of Golubic.
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