DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS FMS OF GREECE, ALBANIA, MACEDONIA

( Editorial: --> 8128 ) ZAGREB, 13 Oct (Hina)- Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader had a number of bilateral meetings during his visit to Antalya, Turkey, during a conference of heads of states and Prime Ministers of the of south-east European countries. At the conference, which closes on Tuesday, Croatia participates as an observer. Sanader discussed bilateral relations and the situation in the region with Theodoros Pangalis, Paskal Milo and Blagoje Handziski, FMs of Greece, Albania and Macedonia respectively. Croatian Deputy Minister also met with his host, the Turkish FM Ismail Cema. The two men expressed satisfaction with bilateral relations and emphasised readiness for their strengthening. Sanader and Cema called for implementation of the Washington agreement and the Dayton Accords, as prerequisites for a truce in BH, which has been brought into effect thanks largely to joint efforts of Croatia and Turkey. Turkish FM said that Turkey was ready to support Croatia's bid for membership in the Partnership for Peace initiative. He also stressed Croatia's role as a central European and Mediterranean country for stabilisation of the political situation in the neighbouring SE Europe, a statement says. (Hina) mr jn/it 132155 MET oct 98