VUKOVAR-SRIJEM COUNTY PREPARES FOR DONORS' CONFERENCE

VINKOVCI, Nov 10 (Hina) - Each war-ravaged municipality in the Croatian Danube River region will present three reconstruction projects to international representatives at a donors' conference for the reconstruction and development of Croatia which is to be held in Zagreb on December 4 and 5. Vukovar-Srijem Prefect Rudolf Koenig chaired Tuesday's meeting of representatives of towns and municipalities in the Danubian region during which he said that the most important reconstruction projects - eastern Slavonia's regional water-supply system and the Danube-Sava canal will be submitted by the Croatian Reconstruction and Development Ministry. Considering that municipalities will be offering plans exclusively for the reconstruction of buildings and facilities, the County will present an investment plan for the revival and development of small and middle-scale agricultural enterprises. Koenig suggested that the city of Vukovar submit its offers and plans at a separate stand independent of reconstruction plans for the rest of the county, towns and municipalities. We would like to collect around US$200 million at the donors' conference, he stated. Around 50 per cent of all funds collected at the conference should be allocated to the Vukovar-Srijem County, 30 per cent to the Osijek-Baranja County (eastern Croatia) while the remainder should be allocated towards reconstruction and development projects in other war-torn parts of Croatia, Koenig assessed. (hina) lml jn /sp