ZAGREB: SDP, HNS AGREE ON COOPERATION, COMPOSITION OF CITY GOVT

ZAGREB, April 2 (Hina) - The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Croatian People's Party (HNS), which make up the ruling coalition in Zagreb, on Tuesday finally agreed on the redefinition of a cooperation agreement and the composition of the new city leadership. #L# Expressing satisfaction with the agreement, Zagreb mayor Vlasta Pavic said she would propose the new composition of the city government and forward it today to the City Assembly, so it could call a special session for Thursday. Pavic said that she would nominate former mayor Milan Bandic (SDP) for the post of deputy mayor in charge of social affairs, and Stipe Tojcic of the HNS as deputy mayor in charge of economy. Bandic and Tojcic, the two parties' main negotiators, expressed satisfaction with the consensus on the content of the redefined cooperation agreement. They said that the agreement would be made public after it was fully formulated tomorrow. Both officials said that they believed the Zagreb coalition would carry out its four-year mandate in full. (hina) sb rml