ANNIVERSARY OF HEALTH REINTEGRATION MARKED IN EASTERN CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 8328 ) VUKOVAR, Oct 14 (Hina) - The first anniversary of health reintegration in the Croatian Danube River Region was marked on Wednesday in Vukovar. Croatian Health Minister Zeljko Reiner said the Croatian Government had invested a significant amount in the health renewal in the Danube River Region over the past year, stressing further investing would bring health care in the east of the country closer to Croatian health standards. Reiner said that Croatia had successfully brought to an end the process of peaceful reintegration in spite of the problems it was facing. The head of the U.N. Police Support Group (UNPSG) Souren Seraydarian expressed his satisfaction with the achieved results in the peaceful reintegration, commending the Croatian Government for complying with all the regulations set by the UN. The UNPSG will end its nine-months mandate of supervising the local police in the Danube River Region on October 15. They will be replaced by the Organisation for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). (hina) it/ha jn 141655 MET oct 98