CRO PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER

( Editorial: --> 8863 ) ZAGREB, June 4 (Hina) - Both Croatia and Poland wish and make great efforts to join European institutions, Croatian Parliament Speaker Vlatko Pavletic and Poland's Foreign Minister Bronislav Geremek said after their meeting in Zagreb on Thursday. Poland wants to become a member of NATO and European Union and one of Poland's main priorities is its orientation towards Europe, Geremek said. As a Mediterranean, Central European and Danube River basin country, Croatia has always been part of Europe. It has adopted a series of laws which are completely harmonised with European standards, Pavletic said. Croatia wants to join European institutions as soon as possible but the reasons for the slowness of that process are politically motivated, Pavletic said speaking about pressures on Croatia concerning the return of Serb refugees. Croatia wants Serb refugees to return but that complex process cannot be realised in one day, he added. Geremek wished Croatia success in its joining European integration processes. The Croatian Parliament Speaker conveyed the Polish Foreign Minister an invitation for the Polish Parliament Speaker to visit Croatia. (hina) rml 041513 MET jun 98