KUPLJENSKO CAMP TO CLOSE DOWN

VOJNIĆ, 2 April (Hina) - Representatives of Croatia, BH and UNHCR agreed Tuesday to close Kupljensko makeshift refugee camp (app. 60 km south of Zagreb), which was set up in August 1995 by refugees from western Bosnia. The deal was made at a several hour long meeting at the camp by representatives of the refugees, local authorities of their native Velika Kladusa and Cazin, commanders of a joint BH, Croatian and Turkish police force, deployed in western Bosnia, IFOR and the EU. Out of 5468 persons presently at the camp, some will go home, others will be accommodated at refugee centers in Croatia and a third group will leave for third countries, mostly the USA. The Kupljensko camp was set up more than 230 days ago. (Hina) mr 022140 MET apr 96