PROBLEMS IN DRVAR CAN BE SOLVED WITH RETURN OF CROAT REFUGEES

( Editorial: --> 8459 ) SARAJEVO, April 21 (Hina) - The Bosnian Presidency's Croat member Kresimir Zubak received international High Representative Carlos Westendorp in Sarajevo on Tuesday. A statement from Zubak's office said that the two officials discussed the current situation in Drvar, a Croat-controlled town in western Bosnia. Zubak and Westendorp discussed last week's killing of two Serb returnees in Drvar and the action the international community has taken in regard to the deaths. They agreed that it was necessary to secure the return of Croat refugees currently living in Drvar to their homes in 42 Bosnian municipalities in both of Bosnia's entities. Westendorp said the international community would continue to engage in the return of refugees to the Bosnian Serb entity, adding the Republika Srpska Premier Milorad Dodik had already given some promises. It was agreed a meeting would take place with Westendorp's deputy, Hanns Schumacher, to determine the concrete steps which should be taken. Today's meeting also focused on the functioning of joint bodies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, especially the Foreign Ministry, as well as on the existing diplomatic and consular missions of Bosnia- Herzegovina and initiatives for demilitarisation, cantonisation and construction of motorways. Both officials showed an interest in the democratic reorganisation of the existing state television service so that it could avoid falling under party control. (hina) rm /mb 211912 MET apr 98