AMBASSADOR SZALAY MEETS HUNGARIANS OF CRO DANUBE AREA

( Vidi vijest: 6413 ) OSIJEK, Oct 28 (Hina) - Hungarian Ambassador to Croatia, Zsolt Szalay, on Tuesday met representatives of the Croatian municipality of Ernestinovo under the UN Transitional Administration (UNTAES) where members of the Hungarian minority had lived before the war. At the meeting, held in Osijek, municipal authorities informed Ambassador Szalay of problems in the reconstruction of the village of Laslovo that used to be predominantly populated by Croatian Hungarians before the war. Laslovo representatives proposed that Hungary take part in the reconstruction of the local water management system, the community centre and the sport hall. Describing the meeting as useful, Hungarian Ambassador said that he would relay proposals to his government. He added that as of next March more than 150 Hungarian SFOR troops would participate in cleaning the village, filling in trenches and reconstructing the roads. (hina) jn mš 281810 MET oct 97