ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO AID REFUGEES IN CROATIA

ZAGREB, March 23 (Hina) - The head of the Croatian Government Office for Displaced Persons and Refugees, Adalbert Rebic, today received the Italian ambassador to Zagreb, Paolo Pensa, the Office said. Rebic and Pensa signed a letter of intent on the Italian Government helping Croatia with a sum of seven billion Italian liras earmarked for the care of displaced people and refugees. The money will be spent through programmes of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the Italian non-government humanitarian agency FICROSS, as well as through the FAO for the return of displaced people to the Zadar and Sibenik areas (southern Croatia), and for maintianing refugee centres in Croatia. Rebic thanked Pensa for the Italian government's help with displaced people and refugees in Croatia. (hina) jn sd mms 231819 MET mar 95