EU APPLAUDS CRO GOVT'S CONTRIBUTION TO PEACEFUL REINTEGRATION

( Editorial: --> 6722 ) GENEVA, April 14 (Hina) - European Union representative Ambassador Audrey Glover applauded the contribution of the Croatian government and local east Slavonian population towards the peaceful implementation of the Croatian Danube River region. Before the EU Human Rights Commission, Glover called on the Croatian government to convince the Serb population in the region of its wish for an improvement of the situation in the region, especially regarding the two-way return of displaced persons and refugees and further establishment of trust. The UN Human Rights Commission began its fourth day of session in Geneva on Tuesday with reports of human rights in several countries. The EU also hailed Croatia's cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and called on cooperation with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other law-oriented organisations. (hina) lm mm/mrb 141753 MET apr 98