HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OPENS SESSION WITH MINUTE OF SILENCE

ZAGREB, Apr 10 (Hina) - The House of Representatives today opened the April session with a minute of silence in honour of Croatian defenders, the civilians victims of war and the victims of last week's US plane crash off the Dubrovnik airport. The session is attended by representatives of the Government, except for Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa who is in the United States to attend the funeral of Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown. The House scheduled Question Time between 9 and 10 a.m. After that, the deputies are expected to adopt the proposed agenda, which includes 20 items. The items to be debated during this session include a package of labour laws in the first reading, and a Constitutional Bill on Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal, which has reached its final reading. (hina) as 101055 MET apr 96