ZAGREB/SKOPJE, Apr 26 (Hina) - About 100 refugees from Kosovo, mostly Croats, will be transferred from Macedonian capital Skopje to Zagreb aboard a Croatia Airlines plane on Monday, Hina learned from the Croatian Embassy in Skopje.
This is the second group of refugees from Kosovo whose arrival in Croatia has been organised by the Croatian government. Like the first group, they will be settled in Sasina Greda near Sisak. Upon arrival, the refugees will undergo medical check-ups, while those with no identification documents will be given appropriate ones, and then settled with relatives and friends. Among the refugees are families which were settled in refugee camps in Macedonia, and several families from two Croat villages in Kosovo, Janjevo and Letnica, who managed to escape. Most Kosovo Croats in the villages are still in their homes. According to reports from local parishes, they
ZAGREB/SKOPJE, Apr 26 (Hina) - About 100 refugees from Kosovo,
mostly Croats, will be transferred from Macedonian capital Skopje
to Zagreb aboard a Croatia Airlines plane on Monday, Hina learned
from the Croatian Embassy in Skopje.
This is the second group of refugees from Kosovo whose arrival in
Croatia has been organised by the Croatian government. Like the
first group, they will be settled in Sasina Greda near Sisak.
Upon arrival, the refugees will undergo medical check-ups, while
those with no identification documents will be given appropriate
ones, and then settled with relatives and friends.
Among the refugees are families which were settled in refugee camps
in Macedonia, and several families from two Croat villages in
Kosovo, Janjevo and Letnica, who managed to escape.
Most Kosovo Croats in the villages are still in their homes.
According to reports from local parishes, they have not been
subjected to any violence, nor have they been expelled from their
homes. Food is supplied by the Serbian Red Cross.
The plane from Skopje is expected to land in Zagreb at 9pm.
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