CROATIA ENGAGED IN RESOLVING SITUATION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

ZAGREB, March 6 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan told reporters on Tuesday the country's ruling six-party coalition decided that Croatia wanted to be part of a European and wider international initiative aimed at solving open questions and searching for new solutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Speaking after today's meeting of the coalition, Racan said there was a plan to conduct numerous talks, which had started today already, with all sides to the situation in Bosnia, including representatives of authority and the Bosnian Presidency member and president of Bosnia's Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Ante Jelavic, at whose initiative the Croat National Assembly adopted a decision on the Croat self-government, causing the latest crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Our initiative is aimed at discussing open issues, facing them and resolving them through dialogue. I deeply believe representatives of the Croatian state will not remain alone in talks with international representatives, Racan said. The coalition has condemned and expressed regret about the decisions of the Croat National Assembly in Mostar and unanimously concluded that many issues in Bosnia-Herzegovina remain open and unresolved, which mars Bosnia's prospect of becoming a stable country, which Croatia, as a good neighbour, is interested in, Racan said. (hina) sb rml