CROATIAN PRESIDENT RETURNS TO ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Jan 4 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and senior government officials on Thursday evening returned to Zagreb from Sarajevo where they had discussed the functioning of the Moslem- Croat federation with Bosnian government representatives. Upon arrival at Zagreb airport, Tudjman told reporters that the first session of the Joint Cooperation Council that was established today was a big step in the efficient implementation of the Washington and Dayton accords. "We have discussed a lot of issues with a clear indication that all open issues should be solved from the position of creating confidence between the Croatian and Bosniac Moslem people because it is in the mutual interest of the Croatian state and the Croatian people as a whole and the Bosniac Moslem people and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina," Tudjman said. (hina) vm mm 041907 MET jan 96