VOJNOVIC, STANIMIROVIC COMMENT ON ANNAN'S REPORT, PROGRAM ON RESTORATION OF TRUST

RESTORATION OF TRUST VUKOVAR, 9 Oct (Hina) - The President of the Joint Council of Municipalities of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, Milos Vojnovic, described the last report by the U.N. Secretary General on the situation in the Croatian Danube river region as a realistic description of the situation in the area, a statement from the Joint Council press centre said. In its statement from yesterday's press conference held by Milos Vojnovic and the president of the Serb Democratic Independent Party (SDSS) and Parliament representative Vojislav Stanimirovic, to which the correspondents of the Croatian media were not invited, the press centre said that Vojnovic had expressed hope that obligations underlined in signed agreements would be fulfilled within the UNTAES mandate. The U.N. Secretary General signals with his report to the Security Council that the deadline for the transfer of authority from UNTAES to Croatia should be extended for two months, Stanimirovic said, adding he supported the continuation of the presence of U.N. Civil Police in the area after the completion of the U.N. mandate, the statement said. Speaking about the Government Program for Re-establishment of Trust, Stanimirovic said that it was comprehensive and expressed wish for its speedy implementation. He also said that 'the introductory part should be removed from the document as it has nothing with reconciliation and restoration of trust between the two peoples'. Vojnovic expressed dissatisfaction of the local Serb leadership with a recently signed declaration on the reintegration of judiciary, adding that according to the declaration the percentage of Serbs in the judiciary in the area was barely 30%, said the statement. (hina) rm 092254 MET oct 97