FOREIGN MINISTER: CROATIA PREPARED TO ACCEPT ICTY DECISION

COPENHAGEN, Oct 2 (Hina) - Croatia is exclusively involved in a legal dispute with the International Criminal Tribunal at the Hague (ICTY) and is prepared to accept the tribunal's decision with regard to General Janko Bobetko, Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula said in Copenhagen on Wednesday. #L# "We are using exclusively legal procedures allowed by the Tribunal's Statute and we are prepared to accept the court's decision, Picula told journalists in relation to Croatia's dispute with the Hague-based tribunal regarding General Bobetko following a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller. According to Picula, Croatia's cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal is unquestionable. He said that during her latest visit to Croatia, Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said that Croatia had completed 97 percent of the conditions set by the Hague-based tribunal. On Monday the EU reacted to Croatia's dispute with the Hague Tribunal with regard to General Bobetko and warned that Croatia must co-operate with the Hague regardless of national legislation. (hina) sp it sb