GOVT. OF NATIONAL SALVATION TO CONVENE MONDAY, URGES SUPPORT TO INCUMBENT GOVT.

ZAGREB, Jan 14 (Hina) - Members of the Croatian government of national salvation, which functioned from August 1991 to August 1992, will convene in the Zagreb town hall on Monday to define their stands on important issues regarding the work of that government, reiterate the truth about its activities and thus respond to persons who pin the blame on that cabinet for some events in the past. Members of that war-time multiparty government believe that they will, again this time just as in early 1990s, contribute to the unity on national and state interests at the moment when some questions are being raised, such as primarily the cooperation between Zagreb and the UN war crimes court (ICTY) in The Hague. They are unanimous in the opinion that the government of national salvation did its job well in the most difficult days of the Greater Serbian aggression, and knew to reach a consensus at those hard times as well as that Croatia had not been internationally recognised without such a government. That government's members regard it as normal for them to hold a meeting tomorrow on 15 January, the anniversary of the international recognition of Croatia, particularly at the moment when there are attempts, both at home and abroad, to change the that segment of the history to the detriment of Croatia. They also call on everybody to stand firmly behind the incumbent authorities and the government (led by Premier Ivica Racan) and help them reach a consensus on fundamental national interests. They have invited all former and current Croatian premiers and speakers of the national parliament to attend Monday's meeting. Preparations for tomorrow's event have primarily been carried out by the war-time prime minister Franjo Greguric and most senior ministers of his cabinet, the then deputy prime ministers Mate Granic and Zdravko Tomac. (hina) ms