CROATIAN MINISTER KOSTOVIC MEETS U.S. CONGRESSMEN

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Ivica Kostovic, held talks with Congressman, Howard Berman on Thursday in U.S. Congress in Washington. Mr. Berman is the head of the Congress subcommittee on international operations. During the meeting Minister Kostovic informed Congressman Berman of the Croatian Government's views on the mandate of U.N. Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and reintegration of the occupied areas of Croatia, now UNPAs. Minister Kostovic informed the Congress committee on humanitarian issues of the humanitarian situation, refugees and displaced persons in Croatia. Congressmen showed a particular interest in Croatia's standpoints on settlements to the crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the future of UNPROFOR in Croatia. On that occasion Croatian Minister Kostovic emphasized that a political solution to the Bosnian crisis could not be solved unless the international community resolutely assists in the reintegration of UNPAs into Croatia's legal and constitutional system at the same time. 011209 MET jul 94