CRO GOVT PREPARES E. SLAVONIA INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION PLANS

ZAGREB, July 1 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Davor Stern on Monday held talks with a delegation of the Vukovar County, eastern Slavonia, headed by prefect Vlado Osust, which focused on the economic reintegration of the county's occupied area and possibilities of reconstructing the economy and town of Vukovar. The Croatian government was not acquainted with the condition of economic subjects in the occupied area, Stern said, adding that a government delegation would soon visit the once big economic systems in the area to discuss reconstruction and peaceful reintegration with employees in the "Borovo" rubber and footwear industry, the "Belje" agricultural complex, the "Vupik" food- processing and "Vutex" textile industries. Stern said that plans were already completed for restoring oil and gas production, supplying gas to eastern Slavonia and Baranja, the reconstruction of the Vukovar electric power system and the building of the Danube-Sava canal and the Vukovar harbour. As far as financing was concerned, Stern said that the government would use budget money and try to get international credits. Osust said he would suggest to transitional administrator in the occupied area, General Jacques Klein, the revitalization of the Vukovar municipal services in order to improve sanitary conditions, and added that the Belgian government was ready to donate $6.6 million for the reconstruction of the Vukovar harbour. (hina) ha jn 011648 MET jul 96