U.S. AMBASSADOR VISITS OSIJEK

OSIJEK, Feb 14 (Hina) - U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith on Wednesday held talks in Osijek with the head of the Government Office for a Temporary Administration for Establishing Croatian Authorities in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem, Ivica Vrkic. Also attended Vrkic's deputy, Mirko Tankosic, Osijek County Prefect, Branimir Glavas and the Vukovar County Prefect Vlado Osust. #L# "I have just arrived from Baranja where I talked to 350 people about the peaceful reintegration of eastern Slavonia," said Galbraith, adding that he had been asked a lot of questions and that the local citizens had not been sufficiently informed about the Dayton Peace Accord. Galbraith described his talks with Serbs in Baranja as useful, adding that he had "fully explained to them the provisions of the Accord". "I told them that the Dayton Peace Accord was an agreement which led to the reintegration of the area into Croatia and that those who told them otherwise, were doing it to their disadvantage," Galbraith said. "I stressed to them the role of the UN in the implementation of the Agreement and the importance of human rights - whether they were Serbs, Croats, Hungarians," Galbraith said, stressing that he told the Serbs in Baranja there would be no peace in the region if Serbs stay and Croats leave the area, or vice versa. (hina) lm mm 142234 MET feb 96