TWO GOVT. MEMBERS FROM LIBRA VOTE AGAINST DECISION ON US REQUEST

ZAGREB, Feb 26 (Hina) - Croatian Vice-Premier Goran Granic and the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications, Roland Zuvanic, on Wednesday voted against the government's decision to grant a US request for the use of Croatian air space for overflights, landing and supply with fuel of civilian transport aircraft, unofficial sources close to the Libra party leadership said. #L# The information was also confirmed by government sources. Granic and Zuvanic are government members from Libra. According to unofficial sources, the third Libra member in the government, Health Minister Andro Vlahusic, did not vote against the decision due to lack of coordination with his party colleagues. Libra said it opposed the government's decision because the government refused to accept its request that the text of the decision also include Croatia's stand on the need to exhaust all possibilities of solving the Iraqi crisis in a peaceful way before opting for a military solution. Most government members refused this, stating that this was self- evident and was already noted in a previous government statement about the Iraqi crisis. Libra officials do not believe today's events are a sign of any deeper disagreement with its coalition partners. (hina) rml