CRO PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT ATTENDS CEI CONFERENCE IN TRIESTE

( Vidi vijest: 5733 ) TRIESTE, 25 Oct (Hina) - The first conference of parliament presidents of the Central European Initiative (CEI) member- countries, which started in Trieste Saturday, included discussions on national parliaments, fight against organised crime, and sovereignty of national parliaments between international and local institutions. Croatia's delegation at the conference is led by Parliament President Vlatko Pavletic, including also the House of Counties' President Katica Ivanisevic and the head of the Croatian delegation in the CEI, Zdravka Busic. Pavletic met with the President of the Italian Parliament House of Representatives, Luciano Violante. They discussed international bilateral questions, the Council of Europe, and Croatia's wish for Italy to support its efforts to join Euro-Atlantic institutions. Violante invited Pavletic to pay an official visit to the Italian parliament in spring 1998. The Croatian Parliament President also met with his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman. 'We have agreed that a meeting should be organised as soon as possible, either in Zagreb or in Prague', Pavletic said. Pavletic also met with the Polish Parliament President Maciej Plazynski, who is soon to pay a return visit to Croatia, and with Slovenia's Parliament President Janez Podobnik. Pavletic is to pay a return visit to Slovenia next year. Pavletic visited the Croatian consulate general in Trieste, accompanied by the Croatian Ambassador Davorin Rudolf. The President of the House of Counties, Katica Ivanisevic, visited the Croatian Cultural Society in Trieste. (hina) rm 251254 MET oct 97