CROATIAN DEPUTY PREMIER MEETS E.U. MONITOR MISSION CHIEFS

ZAGREB, Jan 24 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Kostovic and European Union Monitor Mission chiefs today met for talks on humanitarian cooperation. The outgoing chief of the EUMM operational department, Klaus Cramer, thanked the Croatian government for cooperation and introduced his successor, Jean-Michel Happe, who would be in charge of humanitarian issues. Cramer said the talks focused on the current situation in Croatia and the EUMM's assistance in implementing the economic agreement between the Croatian government and local Serb authorities. Cramer added that the normalization of the economic situation in Croatia was in the interest of both parties. He expressed hope that occupied areas would be reintegrated into Croatia's adminstrative system. Croatia's priorities in cooperation with the EUMM humanitarian department included the protection of Croats in occupied areas, the unobstructed movement of humanitarian aid convoys, the peacekeeping effort and, in the event of UNPROFOR's departure, further cooperation with the EUMM in solving humanitarian issues, Kostovic said. (hina) vm 241712 MET jan 95