CROATIA & REPUBLIKA SRPSKA SIGN PROTOCOL ON ORGANISED RETURN

( Editorial: --> 3204 ) ZAGREB, June 23 (Hina) - Representatives of Croatia and Republika Srpska signed a Protocol on the Procedure of Organised Return on Tuesday in Banja Luka, north-west Bosnia-Herzegovina, said a Croatian Foreign Ministry statement. This protocol will stimulate the organised return of displaced persons, as a step towards a long-term solution for their return home. It will also support the development and respect of the highest standards in human rights and freedoms, the statement said. On behalf of Croatia and Republika Srpska the protocol was signed by head of the Office for Displaced Persons and Refugees Lovre Pejkovic and Minister for Refugees and Displaced Persons Miladin Dragicevic respectively. The signing of the protocol was preceded by talks between the two governments' representatives in Zagreb on 2 June. (hina) jn bag/mro 231923 MET jun 98