SERB NATIONAL COUNCIL REPS MEET COMMISSION ARTICLE 11

ZAGREB, Nov 26 (Hina) - Representatives of the Serb National Council (SNV) and the Commission Article 11, in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Erdut Agreement, met in Zagreb on Wednesday. The two sides discussed the return of refugees, property restitution, tenancy rights and the forthcoming conference on reconstruction and development in Croatia. Certain initial results have been made in the solution of these problems but they are far from what has to be done, the two sides said in a joint statement at a press conference after the meeting. The SNV has expressed a wish and interest in participating in the conference and giving "its active contribution to the positive results which the meeting is expected to result in", Serb Democratic Forum (SDF) president Veljko Dzakula said. The Commission Article 11 delegation included Austria's Ambassador Rudolf Bogner, US Ambassador William Montgomery, the European Commission's special envoy to Croatia, Per Vinther, Germany's deputy ambassador, and the deputy head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Mission to Croatia. Asked whether international representatives had received the Croatian Government's programme of the donors' conference, Bogner answered affirmatively adding the programme represented a constructive basis for future work. The Austrian ambassador also said he did not expect any specific amounts to be promised at the conference. The conference will rather enable its participants to become acquainted with the projects. Each country participating in the conference should choose individual projects which they will then conduct and supervise, Bogner said stressing the importance of non- discrimination of Croatian citizens in the reconstruction process. (hina) rml