CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN GOVT OFFICIALS START TALKS

ZAGREB, March 23 (Hina) - Official two-day talks between the Croatian Government and the Bosnian Republic and Federation Government delegations began today, the Croatian Government Press Office said. The delegations were led by Prime Ministers, Nikica Valentic and Haris Silajdzic. The talks were to concentrate on all open questions and would be conducted on the basis of achieved agreements. The last talks also took place in Zagreb. Today's talks were to focus on economic cooperation, payment mechanisms and customs policy. The delegates were to formulate the text of an agreement on railway, road and air transport. Property relations, the return of refugees, welfare and social security contracts and other items were on the agenda. The Croatian delegation included Foreign Minister, Mate Granic, Finance Minister, Bozo Prka, Trade Minister, Nadan Vidosevic, Maritime Affairs Minister, Ivica Mudrinic and President of the Government's Office for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Adalbert Rebic. The Bosnian Government and Federation delegation included Deputy Prime Minister, Jadranko Prlic, Finance Minister Neven Tomic, Transport and Communications Minister, Ibrahim Koluder, Refugee Minister, Muharem Cero, Energy Supply and Industry Minister Faruk Smailbegovic, Trade Minister, Nikola Grabovac and other high officials. Croatia's Ambassador to Sarajevo, Zdravko Sancevic and the Bosnian Ambassador to Zagreb, Kasim Trnka also attended the talks. Valentic was to hold a dinner party for the Bosnian guests after which talks would continue Friday. 231815 MET mar 95