CROATIAN GOVERNMENT COORDINATOR MEETS U.N. OFFICIALS

ZAGREB, May 8 (Hina) - A Croatian government representative on Wednesday met the head of the Zagreb office of the UN Development Program (UNDP) and a delegation of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for talks on a UN pilot project for reconstruction and development of the areas of central Croatia liberated in 1995. Filip Marusic of the UNDP and Alain Retier and Roel Hakemulder of the UNOPS informed Ivan Majdak, government coordinator for the functioning of civilian authority in the liberated areas, about their visit to Sibenik County and assessment of possibilities of carrying out the pilot project in the area, the Croatian government's public relations office said in a statement. The aim of the UNDP pilot project is to stimulate reconstruction and economic revival in the liberated areas and enable the return of refugees as soon as possible. Other UN organizations, such as WHO, FAO and ILO, would join the project in the course of its implementation. (hina) vm jn 081440 MET may 96