ACADEMICIAN PAVLETIC VISITS POLAND

Warsaw, 10 September (Hina) - President of the Croatian Parliament Vlatko Pavletic talked on Tuesday in Warsaw with his Polish counterpart Jozef Zycha. Academician Pavletić, arrived to Poland on Monday, on a several day long visit initiated by the President of the Polish Parliament Jozef Zycha. After the talks, President of the Sejm stressed that the Republic of Poland had confirmed its readiness to support Croatia's bid for membership in common European mechanisms, such as the Council of Europe and Partnership for Peace. Jozef Zycha also expressed commitment to further development of economic and cultural cooperation between Poland and Croatia. Academician Pavletic pointed to striking similarities between histories of the Polish and the Croatian peoples and between their political systems. He noted that the two countries had already ratified a significant number of bilateral agreements and that they are presently working on some important agreements. Committees of the two parliaments will also discuss problems stemming from transition and privatization processes and transformation of ownership, so that they could profit from each others experiences and avoid mistakes such as those that have already been made in both countries. mr (Hina) 102041 MET sep 96