CROATIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER LEAVES FOR NEW YORK

ZAGREB, Sept 22 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic left for New York on Sunday to attend the 51st session of the UN General Assembly. Granic is scheduled to address the General Assembly on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. During his visit Granic will meet about 30 heads of diplomacy, mostly from Euruopean and EU countries, to discuss Croatia's admission to Euro-Atlantic security and economic integrations, particularly the final stage of its accession to the Council of Europe, Also discussed will be the situation in the region in the light of the normalization of relations between Croatia and Yugoslavia and the September 14 election in Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as the further implementation of the US-sponsored Dayton peace agreement. Granic and foreign ministers of UN Security Council member states will discuss the holding of local elections in the UN- administered area of eastern Croatia and the termination of the UNTAES mandate. Granic is scheduled to open new offices of the Croatian mission to the UN and address the Croatian American Business Council, the statement concluded. (hina) vm 221632 MET sep 96