WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Hina) - The UN Security Council on Monday
welcomed the latest report of the Secretary General on the UN
Transitional Administration of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and
Western Srijem (UNTAES), as well as the steps taken by the
Croatian government in view of a peaceful reintegration of the
Danube river region of eastern Croatia. The Security Council
called on the government to urgently comply with the remaining
obligations.
"The Security Council shares the assessment of the
Secretary General that there is sufficient time for Croatia to
comply fully with its obligations and commitments before 15
January 1998 and urges the Government of Croatia to redouble its
efforts in the time remaining," said the presidential statement
the Security Council issued by consensus.
In his report on the UNTAES issued earlier this month, the
Secretary General assessed that conditions for the full transfer
of authority from the Transitional Administration to Croatian
authorities had still not been provided.
In the presidential statement, the Security Council noted
"with approval several positive actions taken" by the Croatian
government, pointing out it was "encouraged by the increased
cooperation with the International Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia."
The Security Council in particular welcomed the recent
establishment by the Croatian government of a programme for
national reconciliation.
"A final assessment of this programme must await its full
and prompt implementation", the presidential statement said.
The Council noted with concern that there were still many
unsolved issues and areas in which the Croatian government would
have to take urgent action.
The government is expected to stop media attacks on ethnic
groups and, in particular, to remove all legal and administrative
barriers to the accelerated and voluntary two-way return of
displaced persons, including their right to choose to live in the
region, as well as to remove obstacles to the return of refugees.
The Security Council noted the urgent need for all local
government bodies, particularly the City Council of Vukovar, to
commence full normal functions immediately.
The Council also said that the local Serb population must
take more active measures to participate in the reintegration
process.
The presidential statement welcomed the "cooperation
between UNTAES and the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE) in expanding the long-term mission of the OSCE
in Croatia."
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