FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES REPS OF THE CONTACT GROUP

( Editorial: --> 6276 ) ZAGREB, 6 Oct (Hina)- Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic received on Tuesday diplomatic representatives of the Contact Group countries, i.e. France, the United Kingdom, the USA, Russia, Germany and Italy, accredited in Croatia. In a meeting, organised upon the initiative of the Contact Group, the Minister was informed about the contents of a demarche handed to the president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic and the Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova on 28 September and 29 September respectively, the Croatian Foreign Ministry announced. The demarche stresses that the Contact Group unanimously decided that the FRY should comply with all the provisions of the UN Security Council resolution no. 1119, which had been unanimously supported by the Contact Group. The diplomats also emphasised that in the future their countries would closely monitor the FRY's steps regarding that matter. Minister Granic pointed out that Croatia fully supported the contents of the Resolution no. 1119, which it deemed important for the resolution of the crisis in Kosovo. In that respect, Minister Granic highlighted Croatia's backing of efforts for the resolution of the crisis, which he described as very important for establishment of a lasting peace settlement and security in the region, especially for Croatia as a neighbouring country. Representatives of the Contact Group stressed they would keep informing Croatia about future steps for resolution of the crisis in Kosovo, an announcement by the Foreign Ministry says. (Hina) mr 061935 MET oct 98