CRO FOREIGN MINISTER AT COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS

STRASBOURG, Nov 4 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic in Strasbourg, on Wednesday reported to the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers regarding the coming Donors' Conference in Croatia as well as the forthcoming signing of two agreements between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Minister Granic attended the 103rd session of the Ministerial Committee where one of the major topics was the situation in south east Europe, particularly Kosovo and Yugoslavia. "I took the opportunity to inform the Ministerial Committee of the forthcoming Conference on Reconstruction and Development (in Croatia) scheduled for December 4 & 5 in Zagreb", said Granic to journalists at the close of the ministerial council. Granic said that he informed the council of the forthcoming signing of agreements regarding special relations between Croatia and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the agreement on the use of the Ploce port and passage through Neum. This second agreement will enable Bosnia-Herzegovina to use the Croatian port at Ploce while Bosnia will enable Croatia free passage through Neum, on the Adriatic coast which is part of Bosnian territory and which separates the Dubrovnik region from the rest of Croatia. Minister Granic emphasised that Croatia strongly supported any initiatives by the international community including the Council of Europe, which will lead to peace and stability in the region which primarily means the implementation of peace agreements in Bosnia-Herzegovina. During his visit to Strasbourg Croatia's chief diplomat met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Boris Parasjuk who advised Minister Granic of the intention of a high ranking delegation to participate in the Central European Initiative's conference to be held in Zagreb at the end of the month. (Hina) sp