CROATIA'S REBEL SERBS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT

OSIJEK, May 2 (Hina) - "The Serb side has not fulfilled its commitments as agreed, it has pulled back neither heavy weaponry nor troops, and as long as they do not do it, there can be no fuurter negotiations," said today in Osijek a representative of the Croatian government's office for the U.N. Peace Forces (UNPROFOR) and mission of the European Union (EU), Milivoj Tomas, after the talks on the implementation of the Zagreb agreement in Sector East. Today's meeting in Osijek behind the closed doors were led by U.N. peacekeeping commander for Croatia General Ghazi Tayyeb and UNPROFOR head for civil affairs Charles Kireugya as the UNPROFOR delegation. The Croatian representative, Mr. Tomas, said: "Unfortunately, UNPROFOR is very inefficient. Its representatives are constantly pointing out that "the parties to the agreement" have not fulfilled what they agreed on. When UNPROFOR members are asked why agreements have not been yet implemented they only shrug." After meetings in Zadar and Karlovac today's talks in Osijek are the third meeting between the Croatian government and UNPROFOR to discuss the implementation of the Zagreb agreement. However, the conclusion of the talks is the same; the Serb side has not yet implemented the first stage of the agreement, whereas UNPROFOR is only registering the situation, stressed Mr. Tomas. UNPROFOR commander for Croatia, Gen. Tayyeb, told reporters that the UNPROFOR delegation had come to the talks to listen to what the Croatian side wanted to say, and that "they will deal with all matters in the interest of progress and to the mutual satisfaction." He added that they wanted to ease tensions increased after a truce. 021956 MET may 94