CROATIA HAS NO DOUBTS ABOUT ANTI-FASCISM'S CIVILISATIONAL VALUES - SAYS GRANIC

ZAGREB, Feb 18 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic on Thursday told parliament Croatia had no doubts about the civilisational values of anti-fascism, and refuted claims that the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague was the product of Masons and Jews. Damir Kajin of the Istrian Democratic Assembly spoke about Croatia's necessity to not neglect its anti-fascist past, about some circles' claims that the ICTY was of Masonic-Jewish origins, and the fact that Granic's report on Croatia's foreign policy, discussed earlier today, should have stated clearly that "after the elections, Croatia will respect the citizens' will, i.e. that the 'Zagreb crisis' will not reoccur." Granic emphasised "the HDZ (the ruling Croatian Democratic Union) will respect the citizens' electoral will." Bozo Kovacevic of the Liberal Party asked whose opinion was voiced in Granic's report, that of the government or the Foreign Minister himself, given that the Croatian President, speaking recently in his function as president of the HDZ, "made statements which caused chaos on the foreign policy scene." Granic said the report on Croatia's foreign policy reflected the views of the government, the HDZ, and the Croatian President. He agreed with a statement made during discussion that Croatia has no choice with regard to entering the World Trade Organisation. Parliament will continue its session on Friday, with a debate on Granic's report on Croatia's relations with Slovenia. (hina) ha jn