GRANIC, SUSAK JOIN BOSNIAN HDZ CONVENTION IN NEUM

NEUM, Aug 3 (Hina) - HDZ vice-presidents Mate Granic and Gojko Susak, who had just arrived from the United States, joined the Bosnian HDZ convention in Neum around noon. Mate Granic, who is acting as President Tudjman's special envoy, reported on President Tudjman's meeting with US President Clinton and Vice-President Gore in Washington on Friday. "The goal of President Tudjman's visit was to harmonise the most important strategic interests - that Croatia be recognised as a factor of peace and stability, as a country belonging to the Western cultural circle and as a central-European country which will not be pressured into any integrations," Granic said. "This is the main import of this visit." "There will be no more unilateral pressures on the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina - rather, difficulties will be settled jointly, by dialogue," Granic said. "I believe this is the only path for the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia - I am sure that we will deal with present difficulties successfully," he said. "The next ten days will show what direction future processes will take - rest assured that you will have the support of the Republic of Croatia," he concluded. (hina) mr as 031626 MET aug 96