VUKOVAR COUNTY TRUST ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEE HOLDS SESSION

VINKOVCI, May 17 (Hina) - The eastern Croatian Vukovar-Srijem County Trust Establishment Committee held a session in Vinkovci on Monday held a session to discuss the protests held in the village of Berak, that is, to "discuss and correctly interpret the new situation so as it does not become a cause for connecting the events with other events and possibly extend to other areas, "the County Prefect's Office said in a statement Monday. Committee members supported the peaceful protests in Berak, who, it was stressed at the session, have a moral and legal right to express their dissatisfaction in such a way. Some 200 Croat returnees to the eastern Croatian village of Berak, have been staging peaceful protests, demanding to be told the truth about 29 fellow villagers who went missing during the Homeland War. The protesters believe that some 80 Serbs, who remained in Berak, know the truth about the missing Croats. In order to prevent similar protests in other areas, it is necessary to request of the Association of Returnees to get more involved in finding solutions and defusing tensions, the statement read. The Vukovar-Srijem police, local civilian authorities and the Serb community should intensify their cooperation. The Independent Democratic Serb Party will also be asked to urgently appoint substituted for the Tompojevci municipal council councillors of Serb nationality who had left the area, and to appoint all representatives at the municipal committee for the establishment of trust, instead of the incumbent representatives who had left the area, the statement said. (hina) lml