SUSAK MEETS GERMAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION

ZAGREB, March 24 (Hina) - Croatian Minister of Defence, Gojko Susak, met today in Zagreb a German parliamentary delegation, led by Karl-Heinz Hornhues. The German delegation doubted the ability of five or seven thousand UN troops to do what 12 thousand UN Protection Force members couldn't. Minister Susak replied that Croatia never expected UNPROFOR to wage a war with rebel Serbs on its behalf. However the UN-maintained status quo was even less acceptable. Susak recalled that not a single UN resolution dealing with Croatian occupied areas had really been put to work. But though the Croatian army was ready and able to return the UN Protected Areas back to Croatian constitutional system, "we are ready to wait for another six months in order to achieve a peaceful reintegration." German parliamentarians then asked about the joint command of Bosnian Croats forces (HVO) and Bosnian Army, and the general situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Susak said that Croatia had signed the Washington Accords and was therefore interested in the success of the Federation project. The joint command was "one of the moves aimed at that purpose", Susak said. He urged the German parliamentarians to continue putting pressure on the "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia", in order to achieve mutual recognition of the former Yugoslav republics and the realization of UN resolutions. (Hina) bk 241919 MET mar 95