MINISTERS GRANIC AND JARNJAK RECEIVE AKASHI

ZAGREB, Sep 5 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime and Foreign Minister Mate Granic and Interior Minister Ivan Jarnjak met with special envoy of the UN secretary-general Yasushi Akashi in Zagreb today, said the Foreign Ministry. The meeting focused on a possible extension of UNPROFOR's mandate, said the source. Croatia is ready to agree on the extension if the present mandate is amended by provisions which would contribute to a progressive peaceful reintegration of the occupied areas into Croatia's constitutional and legal system, said the Croatian ministers. The monitoring of Croatian borders towards Serbia and the areas controlled by the Bosnian Serbs is of great importance for Croatia, as well as drawing of a concrete program on the return of displaced persons to their homes in the temporarily occupied areas. Ministers Granic and Jarnjak discussed with Akashi the problem of refugees from Velika Kladusa, and they agreed that the main goal is to return those people to their homes and provide them a full protection and safety. The ministers warned Akashi that refugees from Velika Kladusa, induced by the local Serbs, had moved in houses of expelled Croats, particularly in the so-called disengagement zone which was controlled by UNPROFOR. Croatian displaced persons justly protest against that, said the Foreign Ministry. (hina) mm ks 051814 MET sep 94