TUDJMAN, IZETBEGOVIC MEET FOR TALKS IN SPLIT

SPLIT, 6 Aug (Hina) - The Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and the President of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegovic, met for talks in Split on Wednesday. The talks are to focus on the improvement of political and economic relations between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. #L# Immediately upon their arrival in Villa 'Dalmacija', the two presidents held one-on-one talks which lasted about half an hour. After the talks, the delegations of Croatia, Bosnia- Herzegovina and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina started their meeting. The two delegations are led by Presidents Tudjman and Izetbegovic. The meeting, which had been postponed several times, will tackle a whole set of political and economic topics which concern relations between the two countries within the Dayton agreement. The two delegations are also to discuss concrete issues, such as the use of Ploce port and trade between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is expected that agreements on economic relations between Croatia and the Federation would be signed after the talks. The talks will also be attended by the U.S. representative for implementation of the Dayton agreement, Robert Gelbard, as well as by the maker of the Dayton agreement, Richard Holbrooke. The Croatian delegation includes Premier Zlatko Matesa, Presidential Chief Of Staff Hrvoje Sarinic, Foreign Minister Mate Granic, Deputy Defence Minister Lieutenant General Kresimir Cosic, the President's special representative for the Federation, Franjo Greguric, and the Croatian Ambassador to Brussels, Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinovic. The delegation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Federation includes a Bosnian Presidency member, Kresimir Zubak, Council of Minister's co-chairman Haris Silajdzic, Federation President Vladimir Soljic, Federation Vice President Ejup Ganic and Trade Minister Hasan Muratovic. (hina) rm 061158 MET aug 97