CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES CROWN PRINCE OF JORDAN

ZAGREB, Oct 31 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Thursday received the Crown Prince of Jordan, Al Hasan Ben Talal, the President's Office said in a statement. Tudjman thanked the guest for the involvement of Jordanian troops previously as part of the UN Protection Force and currently as part of the UN Transitional Administration (UNTAES) in the Danube river area of eastern Croatia. "Croatia would like the UNTAES mandate to expire in line with an agreement with Transitional Administrator Jacques Klein, with an extension of the basic mandate for three plus three months," the President said. Ben Talal supported the swift completion of the UNTAES mandate, assessing that the three-plus-three formula was an acceptable way to complete the reintegration process successfully. Croatian officials attending the talks included Presidential Chief of Staff Ivo Sanader, Foreign Policy Adviser Zeljko Matic and Aide-de-Camp Major General Kresimir Kaspar. Ben Talal was accompanied by Prince Rashed Ben Al Hasan. (hina) vm 312010 MET oct 96