OSCE OPENS REGIONAL OFFICE IN ZADAR

( Editorial: --> 8470 ) ZADAR, Dec 15 (Hina) - A regional office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe was opened in Zadar, central Adriatic. The office was opened by Ambassador Helmut Rau, deputy head of the OSCE mission in Croatia. Also in attendance were representatives of county and town authorities. The role of the OSCE mission in Croatia is very important and positive, Rau said. The OSCE wants to assist Croatia in fixing the post-war situation, he added. There will be 250 OSCE observers who will monitor the normalisation of relations and the application of relevant legal solutions, the ambassador said. Croatia is on a lasting road of establishing trust and it is the right road, Rau said. Zadar deputy prefect Bozidar Longin was satisfied with the opening of the office and hoped cooperation between its employees and county authorities would be fruitful. The head of the OSCE regional office in Zadar, Jozef Pason, said that cooperation was very important. (hina) ha 151446 MET dec 97