CRO PRIME MINISTER'S ENVOY MEETS KOSTUNICA

CRO PRIME MINISTER'S ENVOY MEETS KOSTUNICA ZAGREB, Oct 9 (Hina) - Croatian Assistant Foreign Minister Josko Paro visited Belgrade on Sunday to meet the new Yugoslav President, Vojislav Kostunica, as Croatian Prime Minister's envoy, the Government's Public Relations Office said Monday. The main goal of the visit was to obtain direct information about events in Yugoslavia and the intentions of the new Yugoslav President. This first contact with Kostunica was assessed as good and useful, the statement said, stressing Prime Minister Racan held that the visit had been useful for assessing the situation in the country and for assuming better stances on the processes of normalisation between Croatia and Yugoslavia. The Croatian Government has hailed the recent electoral results in the neighbouring Yugoslavia, but the prospect of future relations with this country would depend on the speed and quality of the normalisation process within it, especially on the dismissal of crucial elements of the aggressive policy of Milosevic's regime which has brought on so much evil to the peoples of the former country as well as to the Serb people themselves, the statement said. The Government will at Thursday's session define its views on the situation and perspectives of future relations with Yugoslavia, both bilateral relations and relations concerning the wider region, the Government's Public Relations Office said. (hina) lml jn