AGREEMENT SIGNED ON RETURN OF KAKANJ CROATS

KAKANJ, Apr 13 (Hina) - Two officials of the central Bosnian municipality of Kakanj on Tuesday signed "The Kakanj Agreement" in the presence of the international mediator for Bosnia's two entities, Christian Schwartz-Schilling. The agreement was signed by municipal head Kemal Brodlija and the chairman of the Kakanj Municipal Council, Marijan Maracic. The agreement calls for the immediate establishment of a group for cooperation with the department for the return of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) for Bosnia. The group will register the owners of repaired houses who have not returned, as well as persons who have returned to Kakanj but whose houses and flats are as yet unavailable. Brodlija has the obligation to visit Stolac, Drvar, and Capljina - towns with the largest number of displaced Croats from Kakanj. A municipal commission will register all returnees who still have no water and power supply. A report will be submitted to Schwartz-Schilling by May 15, who will then take the steps necessary to enable the return of more than 10,000 displaced Kakanj Croats. Also attending the signing of the agreement were representatives of the leading Bosnian Croat party - the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the OHR, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the office of the federal ombudsmen, and other organisations. (hina) ha