CROATIA, U.S. DISCUSS CROATIA'S PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE MEMBERSHIP

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Hina) - Croatia's ambassador to the United States, Miomir Zuzul, met in Washington on Tuesday with the US Assistant Defence Secretary for international security, Franklin Kramer, to discuss Croatia's application for membership in NATO's Partnership for Peace program. The Croatian application would be one of the topics discussed during US Defence Secretary William Perry's visit to Croatia later this week. The United States would support Croatia's Partnership for Peace application which was expected to be considered at a NATO ministerial meeting in Berlin in June. Last week, Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic sent a letter to NATO Secretary General Javier Solana informing him that Croatia accepted conditions for membership in the program. Zuzul and Kramer also discussed the process of reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area and the need for strengthening the Croat-Moslem Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Zuzul said that Croatia would continue helping in the implementation of all aspects of the US-sponsored Dayton peace agreement. Zuzul relayed thanks from Croatian President Franjo Tudjman for the treatment of Croatian Defence Minister Gojko Susak in an army medical centre in Washington. (hina) vm jn 261205 MET mar 96