CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LEAVES STRASBOURG

STRASBOURG, Jan 24 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic left Strasbourg on Wednesday after a two-day visit during which he had held talks with a number of Council of Europe officials. Before departure, Granic told reporters that had informed Council of Europe and Parliamentary Assembly officials about Croatia's efforts to meet all conditions set by the Council of Europe. "I don't think there will be any more major obstacles to Croatia's admission to the Council of Europe," he said. Granic met Council of Europe secretary general Daniel Tarschys, former Parliamentary Assembly chairman Miguel Angel Martinez and his successor Leni Fischer, OSCE chairman and Swiss Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti, and Ministerial Committee chairman and Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen. The talks were also attended by Bozidar Gagro, ambassador to the Council of Europe, Zarko Domljan, head of the parliamentary delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly, and Vladimir Matek, head of the Foreign Minister's cabinet. (hina) vm 241334 MET jan 96