CROATIA WELCOMES NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN BOSNIA, YUGOSL

YUGOSL $ AVIA ZAGREB, 4 Oct (Hina) - Croatia welcomes the talks between Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic on the normalisation of relations between the two countries and holds that the talks will contribute to the normalisation of overall situation in the region and the implementation of the Dayton agreement, a statement from the Croatian Foreign Ministry said Friday. #L# Croatia expected that the normalisation of relations and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries would contribute to the strengthening of new state institutions and general authority structures in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the bases of the Dayton and Washington agreements. Croatia would develop good neighbourly relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina and support the strengthening of relations between Croat and Bosniac peoples, in the interest of peace, stability and development in the region and in line with the Dayton and Washington agreements. It would also continue to strengthen political and economic ties with the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Croatia expected that the agreement on the normalisation of relations between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Yugoslavia would contribute to the establishment of new relations based on equality between former Yugoslav states and remove all initiatives aimed at creating artificial political structures in the region. Croatia welcomed the involvement of the international community in the consolidation of conditions in Bosnia-Herzegovina after the elections and in the establishment of new institutions of central government and governments of the two entities, the Ministry's statement said. (hina) rm mm 041310 MET oct 96