PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TO PARTICIPATE IN UN COPENHAGUE SUMMIT

ZAGREB, March 3 (Hina) - Croatian President, Franjo Tudjman, will head the Croatian delegation at the World Summit on Social Development, to take place in Copenhague from March 6 to 12, Deputy Prime Minister, Ivica Kostovic, said today. Over 130 heads of states have already confirmed their arrival, Kostovic, who is also a member of the delegation, told a news conference at the University Press Centre. The Copenhague summit was the largest panel organised by the United Nations to date, Kostovic said. After the closing meeting on March 11 and 12, the heads of states are expected to sign a declaration, thereby assuming responsibility for the overall social development in their countries. "The international community must ensure peace, because it is a precondition for peace," Kostovic said. The Croatian delegation's suggestion that refugee problems be included in the Declaration, has been accepted, Kostovic said. Asked if he expected political talks with other delegations regarding Croatia's decision to end the UNPROFOR mandate, Deputy Foreign Minister, Ivan Simonovic, said some bilateral meetings had already been arranged and there would surely be certain informal encounters. (hina) mm as 032001 MET mar 95