OSIJEK COUNTY TRUST RESTORATION COMMITTEE HOLDS SESSION

( Editorial: --> 1992 ) OSIJEK, Feb 14 (Hina) - The trust restoration committee of Osijek- Baranja County Saturday held a meeting which focused on problems surrounding the return of displaced persons which cannot be solved on the level of local self-government units. The meeting was called by County Prefect and committee chairwoman Anica Horvat, and was attended by the vice president of the National Committee for the restoration of trust, Ivica Vrkic. According to Horvat, the two-way return is conditioned by a prompter renovations of houses and the solving of housing issues of those who moved into Croat-owned houses. She warned that Serbs opposed moving out, which heightened the tension. Horvat was concerned about the arrival of a large number of displaced persons in spring, as the many housing units with minor damage in the county were either occupied or devastated. These were issues to which the Croatian Government and ministries included in the implementation of the two-way return should give closer consideration as, Horvat said, neither the Vukovar-Srijem nor the Osijek-Baranja Counties could solve them and keep peace in the area by themselves. A proposal will be forwarded to the National Committee for the restoration of trust to give wider authority to commissions for housing and property issues, and to provide appropriate accommodation for Serbs so that Croat-owned houses may be emptied. (hina) ha 142111 MET feb 98