CRO GOVT TO GIVE AID TO CROATS IN BANJA LUKA & NORTHERN BOSNIA ( Editorial: --> 2449 )

( Editorial: --> 2449 ) ZAGREB, Nov 20 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Thursday decided to deliver aid to Croats living in Banja Luka, Teslić and Doboj, northern Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Croatian government's Communications Office said in a statement. The aid would be delivered through the Office for Displaced Persons and Refugees and the NATO-led Stabilization Force, the statement said, adding the action had been initiated by the Banja Luka vicary. The aid would be given from the state commodity stockpiles, and consisted of 50 tons of flour, 20 tons of sugar, four tons of canned meat, one ton of canned fish, and 20,000 litres of oil, all worth 482,800 kunas (USD 80,466), the statement said. (hina) ha jn 201848 MET nov 97