KOSTOVIC AND KRAMER DISCUSS REINTEGRATION OF EASTERN CROATIA

ZAGREB, Oct 25 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Kostovic on Friday met the newly-appointed chief of the EU Monitoring Mission in Zagreb, Klaus Kramer, for talks on difficulties in the reintegration of Serb-held eastern Croatia. "We have discussed the process of return (of refugees), demands by local Serbs and limits withing which we can meet those demands," Kostovic told reporters after the meeting. Kostovic added that the talks also focused on the holding of elections in the UN-administered Danube river area. Kramer, who had already held this office two years ago, said that the process of return should proceed in the best possible way and that security should be guaranteed to all returning refugees and people living in the area. Kramer expressed hope that a large number of Croatian refugees would return to their prewar homes as soon as possible and that local Serbs would again become Croatian citizens and live in peace with their neighours. (hina) vm 251817 MET oct 96