TWO CHECK-POINTS TOWARD SECTOR EAST ESTABLISHED TODAY

VINKOVCI, Apr 4 (Hina) - Two UNPROFOR check-points at the demarcation lines Vinkovci-Mirkovci and Nustar-Brsadin (toward UNPA East) were established today according to the cease-fire agreement signed by representatives of Croatian authorities and Serb rebels from UNPAs in the Russian embassy in Zagreb on 29 March 1994. The check-point near Brsadin (some 200 km east of Zagreb, and near the occupied town of Vukovar) was first open, where a pontoon bridge across the river of Vuka was set up as well. At the bridge a meeting was held between Croatian General Djuro Decak, commander of the Croatian units of the Osijek area, Belgian Brigadier-General Wim Vandick, Sector East's commander, and Major Vranjesevic, a representative of the Serb side. Croatian General Decak told reporters: "We will comply with all that we signed. In Croatia there are places for all who want to live in it." The Serb representative, Major Vranjesevic said: "We have fought a war for three years, and just like you, we have achieved nothing. Military ways have turned out not to yield results, and I think that it is politicians who should make agreements." Afterwards reporters were allowed to have access to the UNPROFOR check-point near Brsadin. However, they were not permitted to attend opening of the other check-point at Mirkovci (10 km south af the first one). Although reporters could not come nearer to the check-point, staying some 50 metres from the spot, they could notice agitation among the villagers of occupied Mirkovci. Brigadier Plavsic, a representative of the Serb militia from the occupied areas, confirmed that there was anxiety. He said that much of that remained unclear to people, and that they were very disturbed by such a number of reporters and cameras. Therefore he asked the Croatian side to show understanding adding that there would be enough time to film what was going on. Besides Croatian journalists there were a crew of Visnews and a correspondent of the Belgrade-based newspaper "Politika" from the occupied town of Vukovar. According to the cease-fire agreement signed in Zagreb, establishing of a check-point at Lipovac at the "Zagreb-Lipovac" highway (the highway toward Belgrade) is also scheduled. 041820 MET apr 94