PRESIDENT TUDJMAN OPENS EMBASSY IN SARAJEVO

SARAJEVO, June 14 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Tuesday officially opened the Croatian embassy in Sarajevo. The opening ceremony was attended by a number of citizens of Sarajevo. "Opening an embassy anywhere in the world is an important event for independent and sovereign Croatia. Here in Sarajevo and now, it means that we persevere in implementing the Washington Agreements on Bosniac-Croat Federation and its confederation with Croatia. It proves that we are following the policy that enabled the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina to save their homes," President Tudjman told the gathering. "The way is now paved for putting an end to the war, the tragedy and the aggression on Bosnia-Herzegovina and Sarajevo. We have coordinated our policy with the policy of those countries that aim to create a new order in this part of Europe," said President Tudjman. "I am convinced that the tragedy of Croats and Moslems in Bosnia-Herzegovina is drawing to its end. Now we can reap the fruits of the durable friendship between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. We have proven that we belong to those who seek the paths of peace and cooperation, not war," President Tudjman concluded. 141418 MET jun 94