CROATIA & YUGOSLAVIA PREPARE REAL ESTATE PROTOCOL

( Editorial: --> 1817 ) ZAGREB, 13 Feb (Hina) - The joint Croat-Yugoslav commission for the implementation of Article 7 of the agreement on the normalisation of relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, met in Zagreb on Friday. According to a statement from the Croatian Government's office for succession to the former Yugoslavia, representatives of the Croatian Agency for Facilitating Real Estate Transactions and the Yugoslav service for property protection should "as soon as possible" prepare a protocol of cooperation for signing. According to the statement, at the meeting representatives of both countries expressed their readiness to enable the two-way return of refugees and displaced persons to Croatia and Yugoslavia. It was affirmed at the meeting that real estate transactions as included in the agreement on normalisation of relations are "free and in process". It was also agreed that discussion on property of corporate bodies from both countries, which commenced today, would continue at the next meeting. (hina) mm mrb 131954 MET feb 98