A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 16

ZAGREB, June 16 (Hina) - VECERNJI LIST brings an extensive report on President Tudjman's second day of visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina under the title: "Unity of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina". The paper underlines the President's statement, saying: "Today we have a Croat-Moslem federation in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its link to Croatia in a confederation. This means the unity of Herzegovina and Bosnia with Croatia, which is in the historical and strategic interests of the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Croatian state and the western democratic world." In coverage of the meeting of the Internal Relations Committee and the Human Rights Committee of the Croatian Parliament, VECERNJI LIST says that "preventing water supplies to Biograd and the surrounding villages is the continuation of the criminal Serbian aggression. The water installation at Kakma is under Serb control although it should be controlled by UNPROFOR." UNPROFOR has said in a statement that the Serbs blew up the Kakma water supply seven days ago, thus leaving about 150 thousand people in the Biograd area without water. VECERNJI LIST also focuses on the problem of the Bay of Piran in Istria, one of the points at issue in relations between Croatia and Slovenia. In this connection, the paper brings an interview with Hrvoje Kacic, head of the Government commission for borders. Commenting on statements by some Slovene politicians who lay the blame on Croatia, Kacic says: "Speaking of different statements by Slovene officials, it can be seen that (President) Kucan is very reconcilable, that (Prime Minister) Drnovsek is not, and that (Defence Minister) Kacin is even less. This, in fact, points to differences among them, and we have to be careful not to interfere." Reporting on the second day of visit of the Croatian delegation to Bosnia-Herzegovina, VJESNIK writes that after visiting Sarajevo, the President went to the Lasva valley, Mostar, Citluk, Capljina and other towns in Herzegovina where he "paid tribute to the people of Herzegovina for their contribution to the defence of Croatia and expressed satisfaction that the Croatian people were for peace and co-existence (with Moslems and Serbs) in Mostar." Regarding talks between the Croatian government and rebel Serb authorities, due to take place today in the lake resort of Plitvice southeast of Zagreb, VJESNIK quotes Croatian chief negotiator Hrvoje Sarinic as saying that "there will be no talks unless Croatian reporters are allowed to be present," which the Serb side strongly opposes. The paper brings an article on the foundation of the Action of Croatian Social Democrats party led by Miko Tripalo. The newly- formed political party will be "open to everyone, it will fight against the forces of tatalitarianism and for fair privatization and denationalozation, welfare state and the rule of law in a democratic way." 161141 MET jun 94