GREAT EFFORTS HAVE TO BE MADE IN IMPLEMENTING RETURN PROGRAMME - OSCE

OSCE ( Editorial: --> 7817 ) ZAGREB, July 15 (Hina) - Considerable efforts have to be made on all levels so as to ensure implementation and success of the programme for the return of displaced persons and refugees, spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mark Thompson said Wednesday. OSCE hopes that housing commissions will be established soon, Thompson said. These commission have already started operating in some municipalities, he added, congratulating on their efficiency. The OSCE spokesman also emphasised the importance of opening a Croatian consulate in Banja Luka (Republika Srpska) and welcomed the organisation of Croatian consular days in Banja Luka. An integral programme for the return of refugees and displaced people, adopted by the Croatian Government in cooperation with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was ratified by Parliament on June 26. (hina) jn rml 151545 MET jul 98