CROATIA AND ITALY CONTINUE TALKS ON MINORITIES PROTECTION

ZAGREB, March 1 (Hina) - An Italian working group for political issues between Italy and Croatia has arrived in Zagreb to continue talks with a Croatian commission to bring into accord a draft bilateral agreement on minorities protection. The meeting had been arranged during talks in Rome on January 15-16 and was being held in the light of intensified bilateral relations between Croatia and Italy, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The two sides would also consider property issues, and Croatia would inform Italian negotiators about legislation on denationalization in Croatia. (hina) vm 011510 MET mar 96