CRO PARLIAMENT FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ENDORSES BILL RATIFYING

RATIFYING $ NORMALIZATION AGREEMENT ZAGREB, Sept 16 (Hina) - The Croatian Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee on Monday endorsed a bill ratifying the agreement on the normalization of relations between Croatia and Yugoslavia. After a closed-door session, Foreign Minister Mate Granic told reporters that the agreement was "one of the most significant contributions of Croatia towards peace and stability in this part of the world, which fully opens the doors to Central European and Euro-Atlantic integrations, and which finally put a stop to the war against Croatia." Granic stressed that the agreement recognized Croatia within its internationally recognized borders. The parliamentary subcommittee for Croatian minorities in European countries also supported the normalization agreement. (hina) lm mm 161452 MET sep 96