DEPUTY FM RECEIVES EU MONITORING MISSION

( Editorial: --> 6724 ) ZAGREB, July 9 (Hina)- Austrian ambassador Franz Parak, the new chief of the EU monitoring mission in Sarajevo, who replaced there a representative of the United Kingdom, was received on Thursday by Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader. Dr. Sanader informed his interlocutor about the political situation in Croatia and Croatia's priorities after a successful completion of the UN mission in eastern Slavonia. Sanader also spoke about the Government's steps towards normalisation and stabilisation of the situation in the Danube region on the eve of a successful completion of the mandate of the UN Police Support Group, which will be succeeded by an OSCE mission. Deputy Foreign Minister emphasised that there was less and less need for further presence of international organisations in Croatia. Consequently, Croatia expects a revision of its relations with the EU monitoring mission, Sanader said. (Hina) jn mr 092000 MET jul 98