CRO PRESIDENT RECEIVES KORNBLUM

ZAGREB, Oct 4 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Friday received U.S. Assistant Secretary of State John Kornblum, the President's Office said in a statement. Kornblum informed Tudjman about his visit to Vukovar (in the area under transitional administration) and expressed hope that the UNTAES mandate would end successfully. Cooperation between Croatia and the United States in the implementation of the mandate in the Croatian Danubian area and the process of peaceful reintegration was good, the talks pointed out. Tudjman said that the central Croatian power would do all that was necessary for elections in the Danubian area to be scheduled and held, especially concerning issuing Croatian identification documents to inhabitants - Croatian citizens in the area. In accordance with the parliament's resolution on the termination of UNTAES' mandate on 15 January 1997 and the great pressure of 80,000 displaced persons and the whole public we want that the reintegration end within the deadlines, Tudjman said. Present at today's talks were Foreign Minister Mate Granic, Defense Minister Gojko Susak, Croatian Ambassador to the U.S. Miomir Zuzul, the President's advisor for foreign affairs Zeljko Matic, head of the President's Cabinet Gordan Radin and deputy head of the President's Office Vesna Skare-Ozbolt, the statement concluded. (hina) ha jn 042131 MET oct 96