BOSNIAN SERB DELEGATION DEBATES RETURN OF REFUGEES

( Editorial: --> 2852 ) ZAGREB, Mar 27 (Hina) - A delegation of the Bosnian Serb entity Friday visited Zagreb where they held talks with the Croatian side on problems concerning the return of refugees and property issues. The two delegations also exchanged data on refugees for which respective governments are providing care, and agreed to continue holding regular meetings. Today's meeting had been arranged on February 14, when Bosnian Serb Premier Milorad Dodik visited Zagreb. According to a joint statement the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued after the meeting, the Croatian delegation was headed by the head of the government's office for displaced persons and refugees, Lovre Pejkovic. The Bosnian Serb delegation was comprised of government Minister for Refugees Miladin Dragicevic, and the Minister for Urban Planning, Housing and Municipal Services, Building and Ecology, Jovan Basic. Also present was Croatia's Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Darinko Bago. The delegations were also received by Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader, who emphasised the importance Croatia gives to the refugee issue in line with the Dayton peace agreement. Sanader also pointed out the concrete steps the Croatian government has taken in that respect. (hina) ha 271626 MET mar 98