EXILE
$
TOVARNIK/LOVAS, Aug 27 (Hina) - A group of 53 displaced persons
from the eastern Croatian villages of Tovarnik and Lovas, who are
currently settled in the Primorsko-Goranska County, on Wednesday
visited their homes in the UN-administered part of the Vukovar-
Srijem County for the first time in six years of exile.
Thirty displaced persons visited Tovarnik, while 23 visited
Lovas where, after being received by village heads, Marinko Beljo
and Zeljko Cirba, some of them visited their temporarily either
occupied, robbed or demolished houses.
The visit was organized by the president of the Displaced
Persons Association of the Primorsko-Goranska County, Branka
Balic, who told reporters the displaced were determined to return
to their homes, that UNTAES was slowing down the return and that
returnees needed the assistance of the government and charitable
associations. There were 6,200 displaced persons from the Danube
region situated in her county, she added.
Speaking to reporters, the displaced said they were
astounded at seeing how devastated their former residences were.
But, with assistance, they were determined to come back, they
said.
The villages' heads Beljo and Cirba announced that the
heads of the Tovarnik and Lovas municipalities would return to
the two villages next week which, as they assessed, would mark
the beginning of a more substantial return.
Even though today's visit was organized by UNTAES,
officials prevented the displaced from visiting their temporarily
occupied homes with the explanation that a list of displaced
persons was delivered too late (Friday) and that it did not
contain addresses of the displaced persons' houses. This
prevented UNTAES from asking Serbs staying in the houses in
question whether they agreed to the real owners' visit.
(hina) ha
271936 MET aug 97
Dan otvorenih vrata Hrvatskog vojnog učilišta “Dr. Franjo Tuđman” u Zagrebu i Splitu
Orban i Le Pen pozdravili povratak Trumpa na samitu krajnje desnice u Madridu
Johannesburg: Afrikaneri ne kane napustiti Južnoafričku Republiku
Po 17. puta uprizorena Bitka kod Stubice
Najava događaja - svijet - za nedjelju, 9. veljače
WTA Cluj: Potapova prva finalistica
La Liga: Veliki preokret Celte protiv Betisa
FA Kup: Manchester City jedva preko trećeligaša
SKV: Svijet u 15,30 sati
SKV: Hrvatska u 15,30 sati