TALKS CONTINUE ON REOPENING OIL PIPELINE THROUGH UNPA NORTH

SISAK, Jan 24 (Hina) - In line with the December 2 Economic Agreement, talks are continuing today on the reopening of the oil pipeline through UNPA Sector North. A group of Adriatic oil pipeline experts, including officials from the Sisak Terminal, this morning resumed talks on reopening a 64km stretch of the pipeline through UNPA North, chief engineer at Sisak Terminal, Ante Bobetko, said. The group met with local Serbs and representatives of the so-called 'oil industry of Krajina' in occupied Petrinja. The first talks on this issue were mediated by the Danish UNPROFOR battalion last Saturday when the methods of how a joint commission would operate were agreed on. Today's talks will concentrate on the inspection of the block stations at Hrastovica near Petrinja, at Prekopa near Glina, at Satornja near Topusko, at Vrginmost, Vojnic and Krnjak, Bobetko said. In line with an UNPROFOR-mediated agreement, we have delivered to local Serbs parts to repair damaged vents at a block station, Bobetko said. He stressed that the Croatian side had fulfilled is obligations under the Economic Agreement. He said preconditions had been created for the immediate reopening of the oil pipeline through occupied Banovina and Kordun in UNPA North. (hina) mar sd mms 241149 MET jan 95