KLEIN STRONGLY CRITICISES HDZ IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

( Editorial: --> 5092 ) SARAJEVO, Feb 27 (Hina) - The Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz on Friday published an interview with the Deputy High Representative for the implementation of the Dayton Accord, Jacques Klein, entitled "HDZ Will Share Pale's Fate in the End". The interview levels sharp criticism at the Croatian Democratic Union in Bosnia-Herzegovina and expresses disapproval of certain steps taken by the Zagreb Government. They are worried about Croats leaving Bosnia-Herzegovina - but instead of working with us on this problem, they are so uncooperative and obstructive that they make the Croats' position even more difficult, Klein said, referring to the HDZ leadership in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Klein also voiced his disapproval of certain moves and statements by the Zagreb Government, describing President Tudjman's speech at the HDZ Convention last Saturday as not the least bit helpful. He said the Bosnian HDZ, like the Pale Serbs, had failed to realise the seriousness of the situation. We will treat the HDZ in the same way as we treated Pale - we want the Croats to feel safe in this construction called Bosnia, he said. At the end of the interview, Klein discussed the Muslim-led Party of Democratic Action (SDA). He said the situation in the SDA was not much better because there were no democrats. (hina) mm as 272127 MET feb 98