KOSTOVIC ON PRESIDENT TUDJMAN'S HEALTH CONDITION

ZAGREB, Dec 6 (Hina) - The health condition of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman has not changed in relation to information for previous statements issued by a team of doctors taking care of President's health, President's Chief-of-Staff Ivica Kostovic said after Monday morning's visit to President Tudjman who is undergoing medical treatment in Zagreb's "Dubrava" clinic.#L# Kostovic told reporters that the next doctor's statement would most probably be issued tomorrow or the day after. When asked whether he saw the President, Kostovic said that he visited President every day, depending on whether President's doctors allowed that. He said that President of the Croatian National Sabor Vlatko Pavletic and Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa also had an opportunity to see the President recently. Kostovic did not agree with reporters' claim that doctors' statements were sparse, and stressed that the statements described President's general condition and not medical details such as the number of leukocytes and similar. The statement described the correct diagnosis and gave reasons why an operation was performed. The statements included all complications and President's general state, Kostovic stressed. The president's team of doctors includes experts from all Zagreb clinics, and medical care is on the best possible level, Kostovic said, adding that great credits should be given to not only doctors but also to other medical staff. (hina) it