SDSS NOT TO BOYCOTT CITY ADMINISTRATION

VUKOVAR, Dec 11 (Hina) - The Vukovar City Committee of the Independent Serb Democratic Party (SDSS) have given up on boycotting the work of the city's administration which was scheduled for Friday. The boycott has been cancelled after Thursday's meeting between the leaders of the city committees of the SDSS and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). "Yesterday's agreement is a long-term and adequate solution," president of the Vukovar HDZ, Petar Mlinaric, said Friday. He added that solutions to most part of the SDSS's requests have been achieved, to the satisfaction of both sides. The first issue was a misunderstanding concerning the employment of Serb citizens in the city administration. Solved was also the issue of financing Serb sports and cultural institutions, and the relocation of Serb cultural institutions from the Croatia House to a different location. An agreement was reached on the professionalisng of the function of deputy mayor, Mlinaric said. President of Vukovar's SDSS, Lazo Djokic, described the agreements as positive. He called it a turning point in the relations between the two party branches. "We have come to a joint agreement that the interests of both sides must be to the benefit of all residents of Vukovar", he stressed. (hina) lml mm