JARNJAK AND KLEIN DISCUSS SECURITY SITUATION IN OCCUPIED AREAS

ZAGREB, June 15 (Hina) - The UN Transitional Administrator for Eastern Slavonia (UNTAES), General Jacques Klein, met Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Jarnjak in Zagreb on Saturday to discuss the security situation in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem, the areas of eastern Croatia still under Serb occupation. Klein said that the opening of the main highway south of Lipovac was one of the major successes. As the demilitarization process was nearing completion, attention should be paid to the next steps, primarily as regards the passage of people through the demilitarized area, the composition of the police force and its duties, and the beginning of the work of Croatian and Serb police officers trained at a police academy in Budapest, the US general said. Jarnjak said that they discussed concrete issues, including the opening of the border crossing at Knezevo and possibilities of registering vehicles and weapons. Jarnjak said that the next meeting would be held in one week's time either in Eastern Slavonia or in Osijek to continue talks on concrete issues. (hina) vm 151927 MET jun 96