CROATIAN MP ADDRESSES INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION

BEIJING, Sep 18 (Hina) - Member of the Croatian Parliament Mate Mestrovic addressed an Interparliamentary Union session in Beijing on Wednesday. "The restoration of peace and stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina requires the international community to take a firmer and more principled stand," Mestrovic urged. The session, which dealt with women's rights, the right to food, global trade and the ban on anti-personnel mines, was attended by parliamentarians from 135 countries. Meanwhile, Mestrovic addressed the uncertain future of Bosnia- Herzegovina, threatened by attempts at centralisation. "What with these tendencies toward merging religion and state, it is doubtful whether the international community will be able to commit itself wholly to the preservation of such a state," he said. Mestrovic also discussed the reintegration of the Croatian Danubian area, echoing the Croatian Government's urgency that the process be completed before the spring. (hina) jn as 182116 MET sep 96