CROATS RETURN TO BUGOJNO

LIVNO, Nov 4 (Hina) - In the past two months, 74 Croat families have returned from Livno to Bugojno, while there are still between 800 and 1,000 Bugojno Croats in the Livno municipality, municipality head Stipe Barun said. Barun took part Wednesday in a meeting of the joint municipality commission for promoting two-way return of refugees and displaced persons. The commission comprises the two town's heads. The meeting focused on the process of return of displaced Bugojno Croats temporarily accommodated in the Livno municipality and the return of Livno Bosniaks (Moslems) accommodated in Bugojno. In line with an agreement signed by the two towns' heads this May, the date of completion of reconstruction of family homes or restitution of Bugojno flats to previous Croat owners is the date Croats lose the right to use their temporary accommodation, with the obligation to return the flats they used to their previous owners in Livno. "I believe the progress in the return of Croats to Bugojno is evident. We exchanged lists of Croats who should soon return to their homes," Barun said. International organisations should have completed the reconstruction of 1,500 homes this year. Only 500 were reconstructed, while the most damaged homes weren't even touched, he stressed. (hina) lml