DELEGATION CHOSEN FOR SPECIAL U.N. SESSION ON FIGHTING DRUG ABUSE

( Editorial: --> 9005 ) ZAGREB, April 23 (Hina) - A delegation was selected by the Croatian Government on Thursday to represent the country at a special session of the United Nations General Assembly which will discuss fighting drug abuse. The 20th extraordinary session will be held in New York from June 8 to 10. The Croatian delegation will be lead by Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Kostovic and also includes Croatia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ivan Simonovic, National Commission for Fighting Drugs chairman Slavko Sakoman and member Sanja Bujas Juraga, and Josko Klisovic, first-secretary at Croatia's permanent mission to the UN. Meanwhile, the Government has authorised the Health Ministry to donate funds for the building of a Croat hospital, "Dr. fra Mato Nikolic", in Nova Bila in central Bosnia. And it has named Vera Varga to head the new Office for European Integration. (Hina) jn mb /ha 231727 MET apr 98