HDZ PRESIDENCY DISCUSSES TWO-WAY RETURN

( Editorial: --> 7508 ) ZAGREB, March 5 (Hina) - In its meeting on Thursday, the Presidency of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) supported measures for facilitation of the return of displaced people to the Danube region and for creation of conditions for the return of Serb families from the Danube region to other Croatian areas. The Presidency stressed that Croats who had been expelled from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina should be efficiently protected, including their basic human rights, such as the right to a safe home. The Presidency backed the Government's decision on revision of the law on temporary taking of certain, i.e. abandoned, property and the law on leasing of flats in the Danube region, both in accordance with the constitution and international conventions, said a statement by the HDZ presidency. (Hina) jn mr -mb 052209 MET mar 98