SANADER RECEIVES BANJA LUKA BISHOP KOMARICA

ZAGREB, Feb 14 (Hina) - The head of the Croatian President's Office, Ivo Sanader, today received the Banja Luka Bishop Franjo Komarica, a statement from the President's Office said. The meeting focused on the situation in the Banja Luka area and the present stage of the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accord and, especially, the strengthening of the Croat-Bosniac Federation. #L# Bishop Komarica expressed full support for the policy of the Croatian President and Croatian state leadership. He also expressed his thanks for Croatia's care for Bosnian Croat refugees and those who had remained in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Komarica informed Sanader about the status of Croats in the Banja Luka area. A most discussed issue at the meeting was the one about elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Komarica and Sanader discussed the way Croats living in "Republika Srpska", that is, outside the Federation, would be politically represented. Sanader promised Croatia's full support for Croats living outside the Bosnian Federation in the protection of their civil and national rights. Sanader congratulated Bishop Komarica on his courage, adding he highly respected Komarica's role in his struggle for a safe and dignified life of Croats in the Banja Luka area, the statement said. (hina) lm mm 141844 MET feb 96