ZUBAK AND GERMAN COMMISSIONER DISCUSS RETURN OF REFUGEES

( Editorial: --> 4474 ) SARAJEVO, June 29 (Hina) - The Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kresimir Zubak, held talks with the German Government's special commissioner Dietmar Schlee about the problems of return of refugees and displaced people. Zubak's Office said in a statement that the talks also focused on the possibilities of expediting the return process in the light of the programme adopted by the Croatian government. Schlee said he would try to exert pressure on Bosnian Serb authorities to enable the opening of the Croatian consulate in Banja Luka in order for the process of return to begin. He reiterated his satisfaction about the adopted document on the return of refugees and expressed hope that it would be effectively implemented. The German commissioner also relayed the dissatisfaction of Germany's "Daimler" industrial concern for the delay in its functioning in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and asked Zubak to intervene as a member of the Presidency. Zubak and Schlee described the general situation in the country before the elections as satisfactory, and expressed concern with the continuous worsening of the situation in Kosovo. (hina) lml rm /mbr 291722 MET jun 98