CRO DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER RECEIVES FAMILIES OF IMPRISONED, MISSING D

MISSING D $ EFENDERS ZAGREB, Sept 4 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Kresimir Cosic on Thursday received a delegation of the Associations of Families of Imprisoned or Missing Croatian Defenders Alliance, the Croatian Defense Ministry said in a statement. Representatives of the Alliance acquainted Deputy Defense Minister Cosic with issues they faced, and in particular pointed out the necessity of a prompter discovery of mass graves, as well as of a more effective identification of exhumed bodies, the statement said. Cosic expressed gratitude to parents of missing Croatian defenders for their perseverance and patience in promoting the truth about the aggression over the Croatian people. Cosic said the Ministry of Defense was willing to provide overall assistance in a prompt and effective tracing and identification of missing Croatian defenders, the statement concluded. (hina) ha jn 041906 MET sep 97