CROATIA SHOULD GIVE NOD TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONDITIONS

ZAGREB, June 19 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament House of Counties on Wednesday unanimously adopted the decision that Croatia should consent to fulfilling long-term conditions in order to be admitted into the Council of Europe as soon as possible, as the first step on the way towards European integrations. After a four-hour discussion on the report on foreign politics which was on Tuesday presented by Foreign Minister Mate Granic, representatives supported the report, with all the basic views as regard the accession into the Council of Europe. The House also supported the Croatian President's and Prime Minister's consent to the 21 conditions and advocated that long- term and short-term conditions from the list be fulfilled in line with the Croatian Constitution, laws and interests. The house supported the drafting of laws according to the commitments from the Council of Europe bodies, stressing that it would participate in their adoption. (hina) lm jn 191508 MET jun 96