LIPIK BOARD FOR ESTABLISHING CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES

LIPIK, May 31 (Hina) - At a session on Wednesday the council of the Lipik municipality formed a board for establishing civilian authorities and reintegrating the liberated areas of the municipality. The session was attended by a Croatian minister, Ivan Majdak, the Government's coordinator for the restoration of the civic tolerance, Goran Dodig, the chief of the Croatian Office in Belgrade, Zvonimir Markovic, and EU observers. The board will consist of five members, two of whom should be of Serb nationality or from other minorities. The board is to cooperate with state authorities in the Lipik municipality and propose measures aimed at speedy adaptation of newly-liberated areas to the state administration as well as local self-rule. On Monday the same decision was made by the council of the nearby Pakrac municipality. (hina) mm mms 311622 MET may 95