U.N. CIVIL AFFAIRS CHIEF MEETS CROATIAN OFFICIALS IN OSIJEK

OSIJEK, Feb 22 (Hina) - The civilian affairs chief of the UN Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia (UNTAES), Gerard Fisher, met in Osijek on Thursday evening with the head of the government office for restoration of Croatian authority in the Danubian area, Ivica Vrkic, and the prefects of Osijek and Vukovar counties, Branimir Glavas and Vlado Osust. Fischer said that the talks focused on the reintegration process under the mandate of the international community. Decisions on the continuation of the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian region would be made by Transitional Administrator Jacques Klein when he takes office in the area, Fischer said. He described the cooperation with both sides as exceptionally good. Glavas stressed that Croatia strongly supported the peaceful reintegration and international efforts in that direction. He added that Croatian officials had provided additional assurances that the Croatian authorities were no threat to Serb citizens in the occupied area. Glavas said he expected the active involvement of Serb citizens in the process. (hina) vm jn 222311 MET feb 96