HDZ HEAD COMMITTEE BEGINS SESSION IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Dec 7 (Hina) - The Head Committee of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, on Saturday morning began the second session to discuss current issues of Croatia's development under the present international circumstances and holding of elections for bodies of local authorities and self-government as well as for the House of Counties of the Croatian Parliament. At the beginning of the session Croatia's and the HDZ President Franjo Tudjman spoke of circumstances under which the Croatian state had been created when the international community had favoured the Versailles pact and had been against the creation of the independent and sovereign Croatia. Tudjman stressed the success of the HDZ party in the creation of the independent state. He warned of attempts of certain foreign circles to destabilize the HDZ party and thus the Croatian state, by help of their like-minded persons in Croatia. The party's secretary-general, Ivan Valent addressed the HDZ head committee members, speaking about the topic on holding the elections for bodies of local authorities and self-government and of the House of Counties of the Croatian Parliament. (hina) mš 071111 MET dec 96