CRO GOVT REPS HOLD TALKS WITH SERBS FROM DANUBIAN AREA

ZAGREB, Aug 29 (Hina) - Representatives of the Croatian government on Thursday held a meeting in Zagreb with representatives of citizens of Serb nationality from the Croatian Danubian area, in the presence of U.N. Transitional Administrator for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem, General Jacques Klein, a statement of the Croatian government's public relations office said. The main goal of the meeting was to jointly advance attempts at a more effective implementation of the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area, the statement points out, and adds that representatives of the Croatian government expressed their stances in relation to all important issues and problems of the continuation of the process of peaceful reintegration. The talks also focused on an immediate return of displaced persons as a precondition for a speedier implementation of a peaceful reintegration, and other issues related to the recently signed Agreement on the Normalization of Relations Between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was pointed out that for a complete implementation of the peaceful reintegration process it was necessary to speed up the solving of problems related to public enterprises, education, health and social care. It was concluded that direct communication between high representatives of the Croatian government and of citizens of Serb nationality would continue. Present at the meeting were also deputy head of the Croatian President's Office Vesna Skare-Ozbolt, head of the government's transitional administration office Ivica Vrkic, Labour and Social Care Minister Joso Skara, Education and Sport Minister Ljilja Vokic and advisor to the prime minister and coordinator for the liberated areas Ivan Majdak, the statement concluded. (hina) ha 292024 MET aug 96