TUDJMAN THANKS PASSENGERS WHO RODE "PEACE TRAIN FOR VUKOVAR"

ZAGREB, June 9 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Monday thanked all passengers, Croatian citizens and foreign diplomats, who had ridden a "Peace Train" to the eastern Danube river town of Vukovar on Sunday. "We regret to say that Serb extremists attempted to provoke an incident by stoning the train. "We take this opportunity to stress that representatives of all parliamentary opposition parties were invited to ride the 'Train for Vukovar' and that representatives of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and the Serb Independent Democratic Party (SDSS) responded to our call," a statement from the President's Office said. (hina) vm 091615 MET jun 97