KOSCHNIK TALKS WITH LEADER OF A CROATIAN LEFT-WING PARTY

ZAGREB, March 26 (Hina) - The leader of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), Ivica Racan, received the European Union Administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnik, at his request today in Zagreb. Racan and Koschnik exchanged standpoints on the current situation in Mostar, the establishment of the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina, international approaches toward settlements to the crisis in the region and the latest developments in Croatia following the Copenhagen deal between Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and US Vice President Al Gore, a statement from the SDP party said. Koschnik expressed hope that no new war would re-erupt in the region, adding that he expected from Croatian policies a considerable contribution to the peace process. Commenting on the Copenhagen deal the SDP leader reiterated that his party favoured the peaceful reintegration of the occupied Croatian areas. (hina) rm mms 261441 MET mar 95