(13 Nov 1995) Serbo-Croat/Nat

Hundreds of Muslim and Croat families have begun returning to their homes in central and western Bosnia.

The homecomings are part of the deal reached last week at the U-S backed peace talks in Dayton, Ohio, to strengthen Bosnia's federation of Muslim and Croats.

Under an agreement reached at the Balkan peace talks in Dayton, Ohio, hundreds of Muslim and Croat families can begin resettling in their old homes.

The accord allowed for 300 Muslim families to return this week to their villages of Jajce and Stolac held by the Bosnian Croats.

And 300 ethnic Croat families can return to their homes in the government held towns of Travnik and Bugogno.

Dozens of Croat families began arriving in Travnik, northwest of Sarajevo, and waited in front of the office in charge of accommodation of refugees to be repatriated.

Some Croat families visited their villages around Travnik.

SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)
"This is where we lived before the fights between Croats and Muslims had started. After that we escaped to New Travnik."
SUPER CAPTION: Jano Meljanic

SOUNDBITE : (Serbo-Croat)
"I will be happiest when I return to my home and rebuild so that we can use it. We spent 15 years working on this house and that is something that really belongs to me."
SUPER CAPTION: Ljilja Meljanic

Many of their homes are heavily damaged from past battles.

The refugees were displaced by fighting between Bosnian Muslims and Croats in 1993. In March 1994 the fighting stopped when, under U-S pressure, the two sides agreed to form a federation.

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