SANADER TO ATTEND CONFERENCE ON BAN ON ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

( Editorial: --> 5247 ) ZAGREB, Dec 2 (Hina) - Croatia's Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader flew to Canada on Tuesday to take part in a conference on the ban on the production and the use of anti-personnel land mines. On behalf of the Croatian government, Sanader would sign a convention on the ban of anti-personnel mines, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The Ottawa conference will gather more than 130 countries' delegations. Facing the serious consequences of the use of these mines, Croatia welcomed an initiative, launched by the Canadian government, for banning anti-personnel land mines. Croatia is particularly interested in the process of mines' removal and in the help to anti-personnel mines' victims. Sanader is expected to hold several bilateral meetings in Ottawa. After the conference he will tour Croatian communities in Toronto and Vancouver. (hina) mš 021100 MET dec 97