CRO DELEGATION TO ATTEND OSCE CONFERENCE IN COPENHAGEN

( Editorial: --> 8975 ) ZAGREB, Dec 17 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Mate Granic is to fly to Copenhagen on Wednesday to attend a two-day conference of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The three plenary sessions will focus on a common and comprehensive security model for Europe in the 21st century. Of special interest to Croatia is the issue concerning an OSCE monitoring mission in the Danube river region in the east of the country after the UN transitional administration leaves in January. The OSCE mandate will be discussed as part of decisions concerning the financing of major OSCE missions, and will be the central topic of Granic's bilateral talks. According to the Croatian delegation, Croatia will welcome the monitoring mission, but will also clearly specify the limits within which it believes the OSCE mission should assist Croatia. Cooperation will require that the activity of the OSCE monitoring mission be clearly outlined, they said. (hina) ha jn 171159 MET dec 97