OSCE SATISFIED WITH REVISED PROCEDURE FOR RETURN OF REFUGEES

( Editorial: --> 6912 ) ZAGREB, April 15 (Hina) - The revised plan of the Croatian Government on the return of refugees meets the requirements of the international community, spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE), Mark Thompson, told a press conference in Zagreb on Wednesday. The revised plan includes, in our opinion, things we asked for after we saw the original draft, Thompson said. On March 31 the Croatian Government adopted a Procedure of Return for Persons Who Left Croatia, with which OSCE representatives were not completely satisfied. Thompson expressed hope that the results of a parliamentary discussion on the procedure of return would be in line with commitments and conditions set in international agreements. We hope and expect that the Government will do all it can to see that the results of the parliamentary discussion are in line with commitments and conditions of the international community, meaning that citizenship guarantees return and that the right to return cannot be made conditional upon anything, Thompson stressed. The Croatian National Parliament will on Thursday discuss a report on the implementation of the two-way return and accommodation of displaced people and refugees as well as requests of the international community. A UNHCR spokesman today announced that a conference on return would be held in Banja Luka on April 28. A high Croatian delegation is to participate in the conference. (hina) rm/mrb 151459 MET apr 98