CROATIA'S HDZ CALLS ON OPPOSTION PARTIES TO RETURN TO PARLIAMENT

ZAGREB, July 14 (Hina) - The secretary-general of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, issued a statement on Thursday, informing the leaders of parliamentary opposition parties about the HDZ's views of opposition proposals concerning the May 18 agreement on the distribution of leading posts in Parliament. The statement said the HDZ was willing to insist on the consistent implementation of the Agreement, but that it could not accept that the legality and legitimacy of parliamentary sessions and decisions were called into question, including the election of speakers of both parliamentary chambers. The HDZ believes that, at this politically decisive moment, when the problems of occupied territories and establishment of a just peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina are being solved, it would be best that all deputies exercise their constitutional right and duty and participate in the work of Parliament. 141309 MET jul 94