CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES STEINER

ZAGREB, Jan 30 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Mate Granic on Thursday received Michael Steiner, a deputy High Representative for implementation of peace agreements in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The Croatian Minister and the German diplomat discussed the implementation of the Dayton peace accords in Bosnia-Herzegovina and activities for strengthening the (Croat-Moslem) Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina which would be the main topic of the forthcoming session of the Forum of the Federation. They also exchanged views on the situation in a wide region and its impact on the peace process in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Steiner described as positive the Croatian Government's letter of intent forwarded to the Security Council. The two agreed that the successful completion of the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area would positively influence the peace process in Bosnia as well. Minister Granic stressed that the basic strategic interest of Croatia, as a central European country, was to joint central European and EuroAtlantic integration processes and to have stability in its neighbourhood. (hina) mš 302216 MET jan 97