HUMAN RIGHTS BREECHES NO LONGER TIED WITH CROATIA -- FOREIGN

GENEVA, March 21 (Hina) - Croatia is no longer a country to which the violation of human rights is tied, Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula said in Geneva on Tuesday. Picula held talks with the UN High Commissioner for Human rights Mary Robinson on Tuesday morning and will later in the day address members of the UN Human Rights Commission which is presently in session. "We are trying and succeeding not to have the violation of human rights be connected with Croatia any more," Picula told reporters after talks with Robinson. According to him, Robinson described as very positive the efforts of the new Croatian authorities to secure the return of all refugees to Croatia. "Croatia does not separate its citizens on any basis," Picula said. "We wish to participate in the solving of all problems, especially in Croatia and then in the region, which are a foundation for mass breaches of human rights," he added. Robinson and Picula also spoke about the crisis in Serbia and a possible new wave of refugees from Yugoslavia. Croatia's Foreign Minister will during the day hold talks with Israeli Justice Minister Yossy Beilin and World Trade Organisation chief director Michael Moore. (hina) lml jn