A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON THURSDAY

ZAGREB, March 23 (Hina) - Today's VJESNIK leads with the coverage of Foreign Minister Mate Granic's report to the House of Representatives, under the headline "Heated Debate on Granic's Report." Also on the front page are articles on the official visit by Italian Foreign Minister Susann Agnelli and on the beginning of repair works on the Nova Gradiska-Okucani railway. Vjesnik includes a commentary on the recent election of a Social Liberal deputy as the first parliamentary deputy speaker. "Tuning For a New Round of Talks" is the headline of an article by the Vjesnik Paris correspondent, saying that French Foreign Minister Juppe has accepted an initiative by his German counterpart Kinkel for a new ministerial meeting of Contact Group countries to restart negotiations on solving the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. The other Zagreb daily, VECERNJI LIST, opens with a headline "UNFIC (UN Force in Croatia) For A Term Of Six Months" on the Foreign Minister's report to Parliament. Following a recent agreement with the Paris Club on rescheduling Croatia's foreign debt, Vecernji List carries an article headlined "A Chance For Fresh Capital." Vecernji List also reports on the front page of a traffic accident in which three UN peackeepers were killed. (hina) vm 231120 MET mar 95