PROGRAMME FOR RETURN PRESENTED IN GENEVA

( Editorial: --> 4047 ) GENEVA, June 26 (Hina) - Croatian representatives on Friday presented the Programme for the Return and Accommodation of Displaced Persons, Refugees and Exiled Persons to international representatives in Geneva. The programme was presented at a meeting of a Council for Implementation of Peace working group for humanitarian issues by Assistant Foreign Minister Josko Paro and the head of the Government Office for Displaced Persons and Refugees, Lovre Pejkovic. The meeting was attended by diplomats from all Contact Group member-countries and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. The participants expressed satisfaction with the programme stressing that the international community would from now on pay special attention to its implementation. Closing the discussion, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata welcomed the fact that the Croatian National Parliament had adopted the Return Programme adding she expected the document to be effectively applied. (hina) jn rml. 262312 MET jun 98