MINISTER GRANIC RECEIVES UNPROFOR CHIEF CO-ORDINATOR YASUSHI AKASH

AKASH $ I ZAGREB, Jan 6 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign and Deputy Prime Minister Mate Granic received today the newly appointed special envoy for the former Yugoslavia of the UN Secretary General, Yasushi Akashi, said the Croatian Foreign Ministry. Minister Granic informed the guest about the course and results of yesterday's talks held in Vienna with Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic. He especially stressed the importance of immediate settlement of the conflict between Moslems and Croats in Central Bosnia. Presidents Franjo Tudjman and Alija Izetbegovic are expected to discuss that issue in Bonn on Saturday. Informing the guest about the situation in the occupied parts of Croatia, Minister Granic said that Croatia is determined to find a resolution of that problem by peaceful way and negotiations in conformity with UN Security Council relevant resolutions, but he added that Serbia and Slobodan Milosevic are responsible for the current situation in UNPAs and the local Serb authorities' views on negotiations and peaceful resolution of all the problems. UNPROFOR Chief Co-ordinator Yasushi Akashi said that he will do everything he can in order to implement all UN Security Council relevant resolutions and that he expects close co-operation and support of Croatian authorities in achieving peace and stability in the former Yugoslavia. 061433 MET jan 94