CRO GOVT SETS UP COORDINATION OF PUBLIC COMPANIES FOR OCCUPIED ARE

ARE $ A ZAGREB, Aug 20 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Tuesday set up a coordination of public companies for the Serb-occupied area of eastern Croatia. The move was agreed at a meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Kostovic and representatives of seven public companies. Kostovic told reporters after the meeting that adviser to the Prime Minister Ivan Majdak was appointed coordinator and that each public company would name its representative to the body. The public companies would assess the situation and set the pace of their entry into the area, he said. Kostovic said that some problems with local Serbs and their companies would have to be solved in cooperation with the UN transitional administration. The coordination would be responsible to the Prime Minister and would be active until the completion of the reintegration process, he said. (hina) vm 201709 MET aug 96