HERZEG-BOSNIA'S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN SESSION

LIVNO, Feb 8 (Hina) - Minister in the Herzeg-Bosnian Government Mile Akmadzic told today's session of the Herzeg-Bosnian House of Representatives that the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina were entitled to 17.5 percent of Bosnian territory. He said that the "Croats and Moslems did not disagree over territorial issues but over the future arrangement of Bosnia-Herzegovina." He said that the congress of Bosnian Croats held in Sarajevo on Feb 6 was not legitimate, as the only legitimate representatives of the Croatian people of Bosnia-Herzegovina were now gathered in Livno. Member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) steering committee Ivan Milas said the HDZ was the only true force able to achieve freedom for the Croatian people, wherever they lived. Leader of the Croatian Social Liberal Party Drazen Budisa said: "Coming here, we hoped to see a new platform for Bosnian Croats and not reaffirmation of the existing political views. It is of paramount importance for the Croats to preserve and strengthen the Croatian state within its present borders as well as the existence of the Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina. We can achieve this only if we pull ourselves out of the grip of the Milosevic regime." Interrupted by catcalls, Budisa asked the meeting to consider whether a union of three republics would be a good foundation for the unity of all Croats as it would be very hard to reach a compromise with the Moslems by defending the idea of division. 081625 MET feb 94