GRANIC RECEIVES UN ASSISTANT HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

ZAGREB, Mar 11 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic on Tuesday received UN's assistant high commissioner for refugees, Sergio Vieira De Mello, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The talks focused on the course of the process of the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area and the plans for the return of displaced persons to that area. Croatia expected UNHCR to assist in the return of refugees to the Croatian Danubian area, Granic said, adding that he hoped the Croatian authorities and UNHCR would continue their good cooperation in this demanding duty. The talks focused in particular on problems arising in the preparations for the return of displaced persons and the ways of solving them. Granic informed De Mello that the Croatian Government would soon present a plan for the return of people to the Croatian Danubian area, adding that the implementation of that plan would be agreed on with Transitional Administrator Jacques Klein and the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees. (hina) ha 111252 MET mar 97