CRO INTERIOR MINISTER RETURNS FROM VISIT TO U.S.A.

ZAGREB, June 9 (Hina) - Croatian Interior minister Ivan Jarnjak on Sunday returned from his visit to the United states. He informed reporters about the results of talks with U.S. government officials, police and Croatian diaspora. #L# Jarnjak stressed the importance of his visit to the Chicago police where he had been informed about the work of the most modern police centre. He also informed reporters about the talks with the director of FBI, with whom he had agreed on further cooperation in the education of Croatian police officers in the struggle against drug trade, organized crime, international terrorism and in the exchange of information of importance to both sides. The FBI director had commended the educational results of Croatian police officers at the Police Academy in Zagreb, as well as those of Croatian and Serb police officers in Budapest, Jarnjak said. He added that he had held talks with U.S. government representatives about the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area. He also informed reporters that he had talked to Croatians living in the U.S. and had called them to return to Croatia, now a free and safe country. (hina) lm 091537 MET jun 96