NATIONAL TRUST ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEE OFFICIALS VISIT RETURNEES

( Editorial: --> 6420 ) SARVAS/ERDUT, April 13 (Hina) - Officials of the Croatian National Trust Establishment Committee and representatives of the Osijek Regional Office for Refugees and Displaced persons on Monday visited families of returnees in Sarvas and Erdut in the eastern Croatian Danubian region. President of the National Trust Establishment Committee, Vesna Skare Ozbolt, told reporters that this year's Easter marked the return of Croatian displaced persons and the end to a difficult period of exile. "We celebrate Easter in peace and joy and it heralds a better life for all returnees," Skare-Ozbolt said. She added that the general security situation in the Croatian Danube River region was satisfactory, creating conditions for a more massive return. Head of the Osijek Office for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Nada Arbanas, said 37 families had returned to Sarvas so far, and about 5,000 persons with returnee status have been registered in the Osijek-Baranja County. Officials of the National Trust Establishment Committee will also visit returnee families in Vukovar and Ilok. (hina) lm 131218 MET apr 98