SANADER AND PETRITSCH DISCUSS VOTING OF CRO CITIZENS IN BOSNIA

ZAGREB, Nov 3 (Hina) - Croatia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Ivo Sanader, on Wednesday received the international community's High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch. Sanader and Petritsch discussed the voting of Croatian citizens in Bosnia at Croatia's coming parliamentary election, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Petritsch requested an explanation on how Croatian citizens outside the country, particularly those who are now in Bosnia- Herzegovina, will be able to vote after the adoption of the electoral law. He was especially interested in the issue of voters' lists and locations of polling stations. The Croatian official said his country, being a signatory to the Washington and Dayton agreements, fully supports the implementation of those treaties and will continue pursuing such policy in the future. All Croatian citizens, regardless of where they are staying, will be treated equally at the election, Sanader added. Voters' registers will be issued in due time, and the voting outside the country will be organised in Croatia's embassies and consulates. Zagreb has already forwarded a note on this matter to Bosnian authorities, Sanader said. In line with positive experiences in the conduct of elections in 1995 and 1997, Croatia is expecting good cooperation with Bosnia's bodies as well as with international factors at the coming election, the Croatian diplomat said adding the Croatian Government guarantees that the election in the country and outside it will be carried out in accordance with good European democratic standards. In this way, Croatia will prove once again that it is a mature member of the international community. (hina) ms