CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN OPPOSITION AGREE ON FIRMER COOPERATION

( Editorial: --> 8099 ) SARAJEVO, Sept 4 (Hina) - Representatives of ten opposition parties from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia met in Sarajevo on Friday to discuss a firmer and permanent cooperation in the future. Leaders of opposition parties from the Muslim-Croat Bosnian Federation and leading Croatian opposition figures including Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) president Zlatko Tomcic and Croatian People's Party (HNS) vice-president Stipe Mesic as well as representatives of Croatia's Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) attended the meeting. Although invited, representatives of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Croatian Social Democratic Party and the Croatian Socio-Liberal Party (HSLS) failed to turn up. Ivo Komsic, chairman of the Croat National Council of Bosnia- Herzegovina, which organised the meeting, told reporters that the meeting was successful even though representatives of some parties failed to arrive at the talks. He said the ten parties would establish a special working group which would define the principles of future cooperation. Parties from the Bosnian Serb entity are also expected to join in the efforts, he said. (hina) lml /mbr 041851 MET sep 98