PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES KORNBLUM - STATEMENT

ZAGREB, 1 June (Hina) - Croatian President Tudjman received today Assistant to US State Secretary John Kornblum, the Office of the President informed. Kornblum informed Tudjman on his yesterday's encounter with Milosevic and on preparations for tomorrow's meeting in Geneva. Kornblum stated that the priority was to start preparations for the elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina and to remove Karadzic from power within the Serb entity. Tudjman said Croatia's stand towards the B-H elections was to implement them in terms and deadlines of Dayton. The implementation of the elections was ignificant for the situation in the Federation, since it is necessary to form a federal government and district authorities, said Tudjman. Croatia holds it essential to remove both Mladic and Karadzic from their functions within the Serb entity. Tudjman also said that the process of peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area had to be discussed in Geneva. "So far we have been pleased with the implementation, but now Gen.Klein is facing newly created difficulties". President Tudjman was accompanied by Head of Office Ivo Sanader, Defence Minister Gojko Susak, Advisor for Foreign Affairs Zeljko Matic and Assistant to Foreign Minister Hidajet Biscevic. (hina) 011257 MET jun 96