CROATIA MOST LIKELY TO ENTER COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN TWO WEEKS

ZAGREB, April 11 (Hina) - Croatia is very likely to become a full member of the Council of Europe in about two weeks' time, the president of the Western European Union parliamentary assembly and a member of the British delegation to the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly, Dudley Smith, said in Zagreb on Thursday. It is necessary that Croatia and the WEU should deepen their relations, Smith told reporters after meeting Croatian Parliament vice president Zarko Domljan. Smith described his meetings with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and Parliament officials as very useful. (hina) vm mm 111621 MET apr 96