MESIC RECEIVES DELEGATION OF YUGOSLAVIA'S NORTHERN PROVINCE

ZAGREB, Dec 9 (Hina) - Croatia and Vojvodina have problems which could be solved by a cultural dialogue and, above all, the establishment of economic relations, the vice president of the Assembly of the northern Yugoslav province of Vojvodina, Gordana Comic, said on Friday. The proof of this is the opening of a branch office of the Vojvodina Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb, she added. Comic is the head of Vojvodina's delegation at talks with Croatian President Stipe Mesic. As members of the new authorities, we wanted to demonstrate our wish to connect people, Comic said and added all problems must be solved by a cultural dialogue. Comic told Hina Friday night after the talks that the first attempt to solve the problems was Vojvodina's motion to establish economic relations with Croatia. During the talks, the two parties also discussed the issues of minorities. Comic said the Croatian minority in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was special because it was politically organised, even though it did not officially exist as a national community. When asked whether the Vojvodina government would include the issue of the status of Croats in Yugoslavia's new Constitution, Comic said this was one of the first issues to be tackled in talks with Croatia. (hina) it