SABOR PRESIDENT TOMCIC HOLDS TALKS WITH DORIS PACK

ZAGREB, March 17 (Hina) - Croatian National Sabor President Zlatko Tomcic and Doris Pack, a representative in the European Parliament and president of the European Parliament's delegation for South- East Europe, discussed Croatia's drawing closer to the European Union and the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zagreb on Friday. This is Pack's first visit to Zagreb after the recent parliamentary and presidential elections in Croatia. The European Parliament official arrived at Tomcic's invitation. After the meeting, Pack said the purpose of her official visit was to demonstrate her wish for the two sides to build together an European Croatia so that the country could be admitted to the EU very soon. Pack also stressed the importance of parliament in this process. "It was my personal wish to show also in this way the new direction of the Croatian government and the government's and the state's strategic commitment to cooperate with the EU and European countries," Tomcic said, adding Croatia's cooperation with the European Parliament would be of great help in preparations for the country's admission to the EU. "What we have heard is encouraging, as is the support of Mrs Pack, who is a true friend of Croatia; I believe we will be successful in the process of Croatia's drawing closer to the EU," the Sabor President said. The two officials also discussed the situation in neighbouring Bosnia-Herzegovina and agreed that the current state of division into Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina was unnatural. They also agreed that granting the constituent quality to Bosnia's three peoples on the entire territory and Bosnia's cantonisation would be the final solution to the problem. (hina) rml