CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WRITES TO YASUSHI AKASHI

ZAGREB, Feb 7 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mate Granic on Monday forwarded a letter to the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi, strongly protesting over incidents that occurred at Split and Sarajevo airports on February 5. Some UNPROFOR junior officials and officers prevented Croatian ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Zdravko Sanacevic and several other Croatian nationals from entering the Bosnian capital, said the letter. "It is unheard-of that an ambassador is denied entry to the capital to which he is accredited either by his host Government or by officials representing an international organisation such as the United Nations. It is also unheard-of that an ambassador is subjected to search of his diplomatic mail by UNPROFOR junior officials in his own country," said the letter, expressing understanding for the problems UNPROFOR was facing on the ground and hope that similar incidents would not occur in the future. Minister Granic voiced deep concern and personal grief over the latest tragedy at a Sarajevo marketplace, stressing that the Croatian Government vigorously condemned such barbaric acts against innocent civilians. In order to put a stop to further escalation of chaos, violence and suffering, the Croatian Government called on all sides to cease hostilities and unconditionally return to the negotiating table. The Croatian Government urged the international community to use all means, including force, to end the tragic conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, said the letter. 071606 MET feb 94