CRO GOVT, UNTAES SIGN STATEMENTS ON REINTEGRATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES,

SOCIAL SERVICES, $ EMPLOYMENT OFFICE VUKOVAR, Sept 11 (Hina) - Croatian Labour and Social Welfare Minister Joso Skara and deputy UN transitional administrator for eastern Croatia Souren Seraydarian signed in Vukovar on Thursday joint statements by which social welfare centres, retirement homes and employment services in the Danube region of eastern Croatia are, together with their employees, reintegrated in the Croatian system. Expressing satisfaction with the signing of the statements, Minister Skara pointed out Croatia had fulfilled all its obligations and would continue to do so in the future. He recalled that 11,017 out of 12,739 requests for retirement had been granted in the Croatian Danube region to date. UN's Seraydarian assessed the reintegration of the Employment Office's social services was, alongside the already signed reintegration of superannuation funds, a further step in the successful reintegration of Croatia's Danube region. (hina) ha jn 111524 MET sep 97