UN REP VISITS PREVLAKA

DUBROVNIK, Mar 1 (Hina) - Military Assistant to UN Secretary General at the Peace Operations Department, Major General Franklin E. van Kappen, on Saturday visited Prevlaka, southern Croatia, and afterwards held talks with the commander of the Croatian Army for that area, Mayor General Milivoj Petkovic. Petkovic informed van Kappen about the good relations between the Croatian Army and the UN forces, i.e. military monitors in Prevlaka and the Stabilization Force in Ploce. We guaranteed that the Croatian Army would not cause even the slightest incident and that the UN mission would proceed as planned, Petkovic said, adding that the Croatian Army would act according to the stands of Croatia's authorities. Van Kappen said the main reason of his visit was an inspection of the UN mission. In southern Croatia he visited the most important points in the area, where he would stay until 4 March. (hina) ha 012105 MET mar 97