GOVERNMENT TO PASS "BINDING INSTRUCTIONS" FOR RETURN - SPOKESMAN

( Editorial: --> 2663 ) ZAGREB, May 9 (Hina) - At its next regular session on May 14 the Croatian government should adopt "binding instructions" on the implementation of a procedure for the individual return of persons who left Croatia, which the government passed April 27. According to spokesman Neven Jurica, today the government set up a working group which should draft the "binding instructions" early next week. Jurica did not specify what the document will contain. "In any case it considers what the international community has lately been saying about (the aforementioned procedure)", Jurica told reporters after today's government meeting. It was also agreed today that the May 14 government session should work out the preliminaries for drafting a programme on the return of and care for displaced persons and refugees in line with conclusions the parliament reached April 24. Jurica said that "all bodies and members of the government agree on the contents of basic documents, return principles and their enforcement." Asked by reporters whether Croatia was facing sanctions, the government spokesman answered in the negative. The international community threatened Croatia with sanctions if the country fails to facilitate the return of Serbs. Present at today's meeting were Premier Zlatko Matesa, Deputy Premiers Mate Granic, Borislav Skegro and Ljerka Mintas-Hodak, parliament deputy speaker Vladimir Seks, the President's advisor for foreign affairs, Neven Madey, the President's deputy chief of staff, Vesna Skare-Ozbolt, and Croatia's Ambassador to the United Nations Ivan Simonovic. (hina) ha 091505 MET may 98