CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATION

ZAGREB, March 24 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic today received a delegation of the European Parliament for South- Eastern Europe, led by Doris Pack, a Foreign Ministry statement said. Granic spoke about reasons which had prompted Croatia to end the UN Protection Force mandate. He stressed that Croatia wanted to continue and accelerate the peace process to reintegrate its occupied areas as soon as possible. The main task of a new international force must be the effective control of Croatia's internationally recognized borders and the supervision of the implementation of agreements that had been reached, Granic said. The talks also focused on Croatia's relations with neighbouring countries and its firm support of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. (hina) sd vm 241543 MET mar 95