MATESA:GOVERNMENT TO MAKE DECISION ON HT SHARES' SALE TODAY

ZAGREB, Sept 28 (Hina) - Croatia's Government is to take a decision on the sale of 35 percent of shares of the Croatian Telecommunications in the course of the day, announced Premier Zlatko Matesa on Tuesday morning during the question time at the 33rd session of th national Sabor's House of Counties. The process of privatising HT is the most transparent process conducted during the privatising of telecommunications in this part of Europe and you can check it, Matesa replied to Zarko Katic, a deputy of the Croatian Social and Liberal Party (HSLS), who asked whether this week "that ugly episode will be brought to an end" and whether anyone will answer for that less money than planned is to pour into the state budget. During the public opening of bids for the purchase of the HT shares last Thursday, only the Swedish-Norwegian consortium Tehlia- Telenor offered its bid. It proposed to pay 611 million dollars for the 35 percent package of the HT shares. The other participant in the entire process of the HT privatisation, Deutsche Telekom, did not offer officially its bid. MPs in the upper house are to discuss 14 item on the agenda on Tuesday. (hina) ms