CROATIAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON NEW U.N. MANDATE

ZAGREB, March 28 (Hina) - The Croatian Parliament's House of Representatives today adopted conclusions on a new UN mandate for Croatia. The conclusions are based on a report by Foreign Minister Mate Granic on the Copenhagen agreement on establishing new peace mechanisms for the peaceful reintegration of temporarily occupied Croatian areas, as well as on earlier Parliament resolutions. The conclusions are as follows: 1. The Croatian Parliament stands by its decision of 27 January 1995 on the termination of the UN Protection Force mandate in Croatia on 31 March 1995. Taking into account the calls of the international community to maintain an international presence in Croatia, and in the interest of a peaceful settlement on its own soil, Croatia is willing to accept a new international force with a new mandate established by the United Nations after the mandate of the current force (UNPROFOR) is declared terminated on 31 March 1995 in accordance with Croatia's demands. 2. The mandate of the new international force should be defined specially for Croatia and the word 'Croatia' should be clearly contained in its name, and in this regard the new international force should be separated from international forces deployed in other crisis-affected countries in South-East Europe. 3. The mandate of the international force must clearly ensure the adequate and effective control of Croatia's international borders with Serbia-Montenegro and a part of Bosnia-Herzegovina controlled by Croatian Serb paramilitary forces, and bring the border crossing regime in areas not controlled by Croatian authorities into accord with Croatian sovereignty, particularly with UN Security Council resolution 820, article 12, and UN Security Council resolution 769. 4. The UN mandate should include the following effective measures to implement a peaceful solution: a) disarm and disband all armed rebel groups and forces and demilitarize occupied Croatian areas; b) ensure the withdrawal of all occupying forces from the occupied territories of Croatian and prevent incursions by fresh forces from Serbia/Montenegro and Bosnian Serb forces from Bosnia-Herzegovina; c) enable all displaced people to safely return to their homes; d) ensure the protection and safety of all people who lived in the currently occupied areas of Croatia before Serb aggression; e) immediately restore under Croatian rule so-called pink zones and after that all currently occupied areas in accordance with the Croatian Constitution and the Constitutional Law on Human Rights and Freedoms and the Rights of Ethnic Communities or Minorities; f) establish local police forces whose composition should reflect the prewar national structure; and g) implement other provisions of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, particularly 815, 871 and 947 as well UN General Assembly resolution 49/43. 5. The Croatian Parliament finds it unacceptable that the so- called Vance Plan, adopted as a temporary solution before the Republic of Croatia was recognized and admitted to the United Nations, continues to serve as a legal and political foundation for the presence and activities of international forces on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. (hina) mm vm 282104 MET mar 95