CRO & YUGOSLAV EXPERT COMMISSIONS FOR THE MISSINGS END MEETING

BELGRADE, Oct 29 (Hina) - Expert commissions for missing persons of the Croatian and Yugoslav governments on Thursday concluded a two- day meeting in Belgrade. According to the head of the Croatian government's Commission for Detained and Missing Persons, Ivan Grujic, talks tackled the enforcement of an agreement between the two countries' foreign ministers on the liberation of prisoners according to the "all for all" principle. These are prisoners on both sides sentenced in relation to war conflicts, Grujic told Croatian reporters, adding the Yugoslav side backed the agreement in principle. According to the head of the Yugoslav government's Commission for Humanitarian Issues and Missing Persons, Maksim Korac, the Yugoslav government believes the enforcement of the said agreement should be worked on by the Justice Ministry. Grujic said that until criteria were established it was too early to talk about the number of people who could be liberated according to the "all for all" principle. He recalled that earlier on the Yugoslav government had stated that those sentenced for spying for Croatia on Yugoslav territory did not enter the category of persons who should be released. All prisoners in Croatian prisons sentenced for participation in war conflicts are registered with the Red Cross International Committee, Grujic said. Now we have to draw comparative lists on both sides, have the Red Cross verify them, and determine criteria according to which the prisoners will be liberated, he added. The Belgrade meeting also discussed concrete issues of missing persons from the Danube river region in eastern Croatia, western Slavonia, Banovina, and Bosnia, areas where the former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) was stationed and responsible for the disappearance and forced abduction of people, Grujic told reporters. Also initiated was the issue of unidentified persons buried on Yugoslav territory. According to available data their number is about 3,000, Grujic explained. The Yugoslav side is still not willing to present necessary documentation, so Croatia will submit data at its disposal to facilitate the identification. Grujic said an agreement had been reached on the delivery of remains of identified persons, which will be carried out in the next two weeks. The families of the missing will be notified. Shedding light on the fate of missing persons remains one of Croatia's priority issues, Grujic said, adding Croatia is still looking for 1,825 persons. (hina) ha