RACAN: SDP PRESIDENCY DID NOT DISCUSS TOMAC'S STATEMENT

ZAGREB, Dec 9 (Hina) - The presidency of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Monday evening did not discuss Zdravko Tomac's statement regarding the policy conducted by late President Franjo Tudjman towards Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Prime Minister and SDP president Ivica Racan said. #L# "It was not necessary to discuss this," Racan said after the SDP presidency session on Monday evening. SDP member Zdravko Tomac said late last week at the symposium held on the occasion of the third anniversary of the death of the first Croatian President, Franjo Tudjman, that due to the current situation in Bosnia and the position of Bosnian Croats he feared that Tudjman was maybe right then and that he was wrong. Racan said on Monday evening that the SDP as a democratic party would not instigate the issue of responsibility of an individual regarding dissonant attitudes in relation to the party's policy. Racan reiterated that Tomac's statement was not the official standpoint of the party "which Tomac himself had confirmed". "He is probably aware that the SDP did not change its critical standpoint towards Tudjman's policy towards Bosnia and that it will not change it," the prime minister said. Asked about what the party presidency was discussing for two and a half hours, he said the SDP was discussing internal party meters. He, however, did not speak about details of the meeting. (hina) it