TUDJMAN'S STATEMENT ON NEW INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN CROATIA

COPENHAGEN, March 12 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman today read a following statement at a joint press conference which he held with US Vice President Al Gore in Copenhagen. The statement concerning a new international presence in Croatia read: "As of April 1, 1995, the Mandate of UNPROFOR in Croatia will have expired. Working with the Security Council and its partners in the international community, Croatia will seek to negotiate a new UN Security Council Mandate for an international presence in Croatia that will: 1. Control the international borders between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro), and between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina, at such places where principal crossing points are not now controlled by the authorities of the Republic of Croatia; 2. Control access and communications for UNPROFOR and other international humanitarian operations to Bosnia-Herzegovina through territory not currently under the control of the authorities of the Republic of Croatia; and 3. Facilitate the continued implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement of March 29, 1994, and the Economic Agreement of December 2, 1994, facilitate implementation of future agreements aimed at the reintegration of Croatia, and facilitate implementation of relevant United Nations Security Council and General Assembly Resolutions. Pending the successful negotiations of a mandate for a new international presence along the lines described above and for a limited period of time, the Government of Croatia agrees that the current international presence may continue to perform functions related to its mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina and functions essential to the continued implementation of the above mentioned agreements of March 29, 1994 and December 2, 1994." (hina) jn mms 121354 MET mar 95