BELGRADE WILL SOON HAVE TO RECOGNISE CROATIA, SANADER SAYS

ZAGREB, Aug 2 (Hina) - "Zagreb considers that Belgrade will soon have to recognise Croatia within its internationally recognised borders," said Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader in a Croatian TV show on Monday night. Sanader noted that the five-power contact group on Bosnia, as well as the "representatives of some very important and influent internatioanl forums which are working on the resolution of the crisis in former Yugoslavia," had insisted on the recognition. Asked whether Zagreb was ready to resume talks with rebel Serbs, Sanader said: "We are ready to talk, but this time we won't focus on the economic aspects only, but on reintegration as a whole. It is quite clear now that the next step should be the mutual recognition of Zagreb and Belgrade, followed by serious talks about the reintegration of the UN Protected Areas, which will encompass all the issues of interest both to the local Serb population and the Croatian government." 021617 MET aug 94