US AMBASSADOR VISITS RIJEKA

( Editorial: --> 4054 ) RIJEKA, Feb 23 (Hina) - Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Prefect Milivoj Brozina and Rijeka mayor Slavko Linik on Monday separately received the United States Ambassador to Croatia William Montgomery. During these meetings the US Ambassador stated that US economists wish to cooperate with Rijeka and the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, particularly because of their favourable geographic location. At a meeting with displaced persons and refugees who still reside in Rijeka and its surrounding areas, Ambassador Montgomery said that the US government and he personally would like all displaced persons to return to their homes and that this is one of the basic conditions for long term stability in the region. Croatian displaced persons from Vukovar said that they could not return because their homes are illegally occupied and because of insecurity, while refugees from Bosnia-Herzegovina advocated international pressure on all authorities in that country to create conditions for the return of displaced persons. (hina) mm mrb 231804 MET feb 98