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UDBINA, Sept 22 (Hina) - Pursuant to the government's Programme of
Return, housing commissions have been established in all
municipalities in the Lika-Senj County.
The commissions will be responsible for the reception and
accommodation of returnees.
There are difficulties with accommodating Serb nationals who are
returning to the region as there is a shortage of residential units
to cater for the accommodation of people currently occupying the
houses previously owned by the Serbs.
To date, 620 Serb nationals have returned and there are a further 47
requests for return to Donji Lapac, yet there is only accommodation
for ten families.
Municipal heads of the municipalities in the Lika-Senj County met
in Udbina on Tuesday with representatives of several humanitarian
organisations.
The meeting, regarding the implementation of the programme of
return, the work of the housing commissions with reception and
accommodation of returnees from other regions of Croatia and
Yugoslavia in the Lika-Senj County, was initiated by the Regional
Office of the Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe
(OSCE) in Korenica.
The municipal heads cautioned that the status of Croats from
Bosnia-Herzegovina was still unsettled and that these people could
not return to their homes in Republika Srpska or the Croat-Muslim
Federation.
OSCE regional office head in Korenica William Ozkatan stated that
OSCE monitors had not come across any incidents in the field and
that there were no cases where returnees were not able to obtain
personal documents.
Representatives of humanitarian organisations attending the
meeting spoke about reconstruction aid.
The International Association of Lutherans is involved in the
reconstruction of 60 homes in the Donji Lapac region which should be
completed by the winter.
A representatives of the FLAG Programme, Lawrence M. Lyan, said
that his association is soon to open its office in Knin with the
objective of assisting small and middle sized businesses.
(Hina) sp jn/rml
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