CROATIAN ARMY COMMANDER MEETS E.U. MONITORS IN OSIJEK

OSIJEK, Jan 25 (Hina) - The Croatian Army commander in the Osijek region, Lt. Gen. Djuro Decak, on Thursday received the head of the regional centre of the EU Monitor Mission in Zagreb, Jean Luc Fuvrir. Decak told reporters after the meeting that they discussed the role of European monitors in the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area and their deployment there. Decak added that the EU Monitor Mission was planning to open offices in Osijek, Dalj and Vinkovci and suboffices in Beli Manastir and Ilok with the aim of implementing UN Security Council resolution 1037 on the reintegration. Earlier on Thursday, EU monitors had visited Erdut and Vukovar where they met Serb officials who expressed willingness to demilitarize the area, Decak said. Decak stressed that the EU monitors expressed satisfaction with cooperation with the Croatian side, particularly with the Croatian Army. (hina) vm jn 252232 MET jan 96