ARGENTINA OFFICIALLY APPROVES EXTRADITION OF DINKO SAKIC

( Editorial: --> 7069 ) ZAGREB, May 27 (Hina) - The Croatian Embassy in Buenos Aires on Wednesday said the Argentine Foreign Ministry had officially approved the extradition of former Jasenovac camp commander Dinko Sakic to Croatia. "We received from the main department for legal affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina an official written notice which fulfils Croatia's demands and approves the extradition of Dinko Sakic to Croatia," Croatian Ambassador to Argentina Neda Rosandic-Saric told Hina. "The documentation has been forwarded and is at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia which is now discussing the technical details of the extradition with the appropriate bodies in Argentina." Rosandic-Saric added that the technical details were related to the organisation of transportation, among others. "From today Croatia has a period of 30 day to arrive for Dinko Sakic and we believe that this will be done well before the expiration of that period," the Croatian Ambassador said. (Hina) jn mbr /ha 272249 MET may 98