CROATIAN SABOR DELEGATION STARTS TALKS WITH BOSNIAN OFFICIALS

SARAJEVO, Feb 1 (Hina) - A Croatian parliamentary delegation, headed by vice-president Zdravko Tomac, started talks with members of the Bosnia-Herzegovina state presidency in Sarajevo on Thursday morning. Later in the day and tomorrow, the Croatian deputies will meet representatives of BH parties and international representatives. Several dozen protesters, including the president of the Croatian National Council (HNV), Ivo Komsic, gathered in front of the BH Presidency building in Sarajevo, where the talks were held. Komsic told reporters the visit of the Croatian delegation was aimed primarily at strengthening the current position of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina and preventing the establishment of the elected authority. Komsic yesterday sent a letter with a similar content to the Croatian parliament speaker Zlatko Tomcic. Later in the day, the Croatian delegation will meet BH parliamentary deputies, representatives of the Social Democratic Party, officials at the Office of the High Representative and UN Mission and Sarajevo Archbishop, Cardinal Vinko Puljic. (hina) rml