CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY

ZAGREB, Feb 16 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic met for talks with the US president's special envoy Charles Redman on Wednesday, said the foreign ministry in a statement. Mr Redman informed Minister Granic about American views concerning a possible settlement to the crisis in former Yugoslavia, particularly in the light of recent decisions of the western alliance. He presented American initiatives for the permanent arrangement of Croatian-Moslem relations and for an end to war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, also supported by leading European Union states. Minister Granic voiced Croatian support for NATO's resolution to bring the Bosnian conflict to a stop as soon as possible. He expressed hope that all the warring parties, and the Serb in particular, would take in earnest the warnings of the world community. Mr Redman also spoke of importance the United States attached to Croatia's role in solving the crisis in former Yugoslavia. The US envoy was accompanied by the US Ambassador to Croatia, Peter Galbraith. 162016 MET feb 94