RECONSTRUCTION MINISTER VISITS SISAK-MOSLAVINA COUNTY

( Editorial: --> 7872 ) GLINA, July 15 (Hina) - Croatian Reconstruction and Development Minister Jure Radic on Wednesday held talks with Sisak-Moslavina County Prefect Djuro Brodarac and representatives of the local authorities. The talks focused on the implementation of the programme for the return of displaced people and refugees. The meeting stressed satisfaction with the reconstruction of destroyed houses and infrastructure in the county to date as well as with the work of the Agency for Facilitating Real Estate Transactions, Radic said. He said he had been told by the Croat refugees from the Bosnian Serb entity, now living in Sisak County, that they could and would not return to their pre-war homes because they were destroyed, plundered or occupied. The Bosnian Croat refugees also said they would not be guaranteed minimum security conditions. The Croatian authorities have to respect that wish and the will of the settlers and their families because the return must be voluntary, Radic said. Croatia must care for these people and help them have a dignified life in Croatia, he added. The local administration and self-government have to establish housing commissions and draft reconstruction programmes by the end of this month, said Radic during his talks with Sisak County officials. (hina) jn rml 151812 MET jul 98