COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY HEAD VISITS CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 4440 ) ZAGREB, June 29 (Hina) - The President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Leni Fischer arrived in Zagreb for a four- day official visit to Croatia on Monday. Upon arrival, Fischer was received by the Croatian National Parliament President Vlatko Pavletic. During the day, Fischer will meet Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, Foreign Minister Mate Granic, Vice Premier and European Integration Minister Ljerka Mintas-Hodak and members of committees for foreign affairs and interparliamentary cooperation as well as members of the Croatian delegation in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Fischer will visit Vukovar and Dubrovnik. On the last day of her visit, Fischer will meet the House of Counties President Katica Ivanisevic and hold a speech "Democratic Stability in Europe" in the European House in Zagreb. The main topics of these meetings will be relations between the Council of Europe and Croatia. The visit of the Parliamentary Assembly President is not part of the monitoring process which includes Croatia, a statement from the Council of Europe said. However, the statement added that Fischer was interested in the latest information on the human rights situation in Croatia, refugee return, cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords. (hina) rml 291450 MET jun 98