CROAT PEOPLE'S COUNCIL IN BOSNIA EXPECTS CROATIA'S SUPPORT

SARAJEVO, March 18 (Hina) - The current authorities in Croatia is prepared to support changes to the Dayton Agreement with the aim of facilitating the implementation of its key provisions, president of the Croat People's Council of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HNV), Ivo Komsic, said in Sarajevo Saturday. Commenting on talks held by HNV representatives and Croatia's senior officials in Zagreb the past week, Komsic said firm convictions had been given about a complete new attitude of Croatian authorities towards Bosnia-Herzegovina, including the way of distributing resources from the Croatian government budget as assistance to Croats in Bosnia. "The assistance will no longer be directed via secret channels nor would only one party use it as had been the case until now," Komsic said, adding the Croatian National Parliament would most probably establish a special commission to investigate the way of allocating and spending of previously sent funds," he said. Komsic said that during talks with Croatian President Mesic, Prime Minister Racan and Parliament president Tomcic, he had received convictions that Croatian authorities would support changes to the Dayton Agreement pertaining to the cantonisation of Bosnia- Herzegovina. "As a signatory to the Dayton Agreement, Croatia has full moral and political right to seek changes within Bosnia's state structures," Komsic said. (hina) lml