GRANIC TO ATTEND SESSION OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ( Editorial: --> 7968 )

( Editorial: --> 7968 ) STRASBOURG, Nov 4 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic will travel to Strasbourg on Wednesday to take part in a meeting of the Council of Europe ministerial committee on Thursday. The meeting will revolve round conclusions of the second summit of Council of Europe member-countries held in October. During his visit to Strasbourg Granic will hand over to the Council of Europe secretary-general, Daniel Tarschys, ratification instruments which confirm that the Croatian parliament has ratified the European convention on human rights and the charter on regional and minority languages. Having ratified these documents, Croatia has fulfilled its obligations toward the Council of Europe, which it should met until November 6 this year. Also on Wednesday, the committee in charge of monitoring the fulfillment of the obligations of the Council of Europe member- states will hold a meeting in Strasbourg. The committee will consider a report on the 9-13 October visit of the committee's head Guido de Marco and other two members, Hanna Suchocka and Gunnar Janson, to Croatia. (hina) jn mš 041041 MET nov 97