DOS POSITIVELY ASSESSES CROATIAN ENVOY'S VISIT TO BELGRADE

DOS POSITIVELY ASSESSES CROATIAN ENVOY'S VISIT TO BELGRADE BELGRADE, Oct 9 (Hina) - One of the leaders of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) party, Zarko Korac, on Monday applauded the decision by Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan to send his envoy, assistant foreign minister Josip Paro, to Belgrade. He also expressed satisfaction with Croatia's support to changes in Serbia. In the wake of Paro's meeting with the newly-elected Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica the previous day and his own meeting with Paro, Korac told Hina Croatia's official policy "has a rational view of events in Serbia, despite some negative reactions in certain Croatian media". Pointing out the crucial role relations between Croatia and Serbia has in the stability in Southeast Europe, Korac said yesterday's meeting with Paro confirmed the wish of both sides for "the normalisation of relations between the two countries to be initiated as soon as possible". The fact that Belgrade media had not published a statement on the Kostunica-Paro meeting Korac commented as the lack of promptness of the Yugoslav President's Office, which is flooded by messages of congratulations from all over the world. (hina) lml