CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BELGRADE NEXT WEEK

ZAGREB, Jan 6 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic is to visit Belgrade on January 10 to discuss the normalization of relations between Croatia and Serbia, a government official said on Friday. Zvonimir Markovic, head of the Croatian Office in Balgrade, said in a telephone interview with Croatian television late Friday night that all preparations for the visit had been made and that the date could be taken as final. In response to a question whether Granic would meet Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, Markovic said that the issue was still open and that the meeting could be expected. Granic and Serbian officials would discuss the reopening of an oil pipeline and the restoration of postal and rail communications, he said, adding that the Zagreb-Belgrade motorway was expected to be reopened soon. Asked whether the Prevlaka peninsula, Croatia's southernmost tip bordering on Montenegro, would also be on the agenda, Markovic said that it "may be mentioned in passing but it will not be the main subject of talks." The talks would focus on the peaceful reintegration of the remaining occupied Croatian areas, mutual recognition and full normalization of relations between Croatia and Serbia, he added. (hina) vm 061020 MET jan 96