GRANIC RECEIVES SHATTUCK - FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT

ZAGREB, Feb 12 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic today met US Assistant Secretary of State for human rights, John Shattuck, and US General Clarke, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "The US officials acquainted Minister Granic with the talks they had held with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and the President of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegovic," the statement said. "Describing the talks as useful, Assistant Secretary of State Shattuck informed Minister Granic of the Sarajevo Government's decisions concerning cooperation with the Hague Tribunal," the statement said. "The US officials voiced their satisfaction with Croatia's decision to table a Bill on Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal for parliamentary procedure," the statement concluded. (hina) mm as 122052 MET feb 96