CROATIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION LEAVES FOR ISTANBUL

ZAGREB, Apr 13 (Hina) - A Croatian parliamentary delegation headed by the House of Counties President, Katica Ivanisevic, left for Istanbul on Saturday morning to attend the spring conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. "I trust we will succeed in presenting Croatia's interests - I hope we will be able to express our viewpoint and contribute to the world's understanding of Croatia's position," Ivanisevic said before takeoff. The conference was expected to focus on two main topics: security& disarmament and ethnic minorities. The Croatian delegation would take part in plenary sessions and the work of three committees - on ethnic minorities, political issues, and culture and environment, Ivanisevic said. (hina) as 131109 MET apr 96