CROATIAN AND YUGOSLAV TEAMS OF EXPERTS END TALKS IN BELGRADE

BELGRADE, April 17 (Hina) - Croatian and Yugoslav teams of experts ended day-long talks in Belgrade on Wednesday after reaching an agreement on the further work of working groups for road, air and rail transport and on improving postal and telecommunications links between the two countries. The Croatian experts also met for talks with Yugoslav transport and communications minister Zoran Vujovic. Expert teams discussed all open issues related to the restoration of road, air and rail services and some issues concerning an oil pipeline. The Croatian delegation insisted that the opening of the Adriatic oil pipeline be conditional on the cessation of exploitation by local Croatian Serb authorities of oil wells at Djeletovci, Ilaca and Privlaka. As regards air traffic, the Croatian experts demanded that the southern and northern corridors be opened simultaneously while the Yugoslav side wanted only the northern air corridor to be opened. Concerning the opening of the Zagreb-Belgrade motorway, the two sides agreed to exchange information on the issue and draft an agreement on road traffic in accordance with European Union regulations. The minutes of today's talks were signed by the head of the Croatian government office in Belgrade, Zvonimir Markovic, and the Yugoslav assistant minister for transport and communications, Dusan Jovanovic. (hina) vm 172257 MET apr 96