TUDJMAN RECEIVES UN UNDER-SECRETARY FOR PEACE OPERATIONS

( Editorial: --> 4496 ) ZAGREB, Jan 14 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Wednesday received the UN Under-Secretary for peace operations, Bernard Miyet. He expressed satisfaction that the UNTAES mandate had been successfully completed with the cooperation between the Croatian government and the UN, and that the process of peaceful reintegration of the Danubian area had been implemented successfully. The Croatian authority would continue its policy after the departure of UNTAES, so that normal life could be created in the Danube river region, Tudjman said, adding that investment by the international community was necessary so the Danubian area could be reconstructed. Miyet congratulated Tudjman and the Croatian authorities for the successful completion of the peaceful reintegration process, which he described as a great success of the UN. (hina) lm mm 142023 MET jan 98