SANADER AND TOMCIC SET UP MEETING OF GROUPS OF EXPERTS

ZAGREB, Nov 27 (Hina) - After preliminary talks on the forming of a new government, the presidents of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS), Ivo Sanader and Zlatko Tomcic respectively, on Thursday morning announced a meeting of the two parties' experts which will discuss the compatibility of their economic programmes. The HDZ and HSS groups of experts should meet on Friday. #L# Tomcic told reporters after the meeting that he and Sanader focused on the two parties' orientation and possible compatibility of their programmes. Sanader said the two parties are drawing closer to an agreement. He stressed that issues regarding better living standards was what Croatian voters were interested in the most. We pointed to basic economic problems in the country but we did not discuss anything beyond that, Tomcic said. Sanader and Tomcic believe that the talks between the two parties' groups of experts regarding economic issues could be completed by the end of the week. (Hina) it