INTERIOR MINISTER RECEIVES OSCE MISSION CHIEF

( Editorial: --> 3846 ) ZAGREB, Jan 12 (Hina) - Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Penic on Monday received the chief of the Croatian mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Tim Guldimann. According to a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Guldimann was interested in issues concerning Croatian citizenship, the returnees' rights when moving into their houses, and the possibility of extending the deadline for handing illegal weapons in eastern Croatia. Minister Penic acquainted his guest with the Interior Ministry's views on these issues. It is in Croatia's interest to bring together families, return displaced persons, and regulate all issues related to the possession of weapons, Penic said. (hina) ha jn 121438 MET jan 98