OPPOSITION LEADERS DEMAND DEBATE ON AGREEMENT WITH KNIN SERBS

ZAGREB, Dec 6 (Hina) - The leaders of seven parliamentary Opposition parties today called for an urgent debate in Parliament on Friday's economic agreement with Knin Serbs, in a letter to Speaker Nedjeljko Mihanovic. The agreement, which was distributed to deputies this morning, stipulates that "UNPROFOR troops would patrol in the area between the UN Protected Area West and Zagreb." "UNPROFOR's mandate is thereby extended to areas outside the UNPAs, in contravention of UN resolutions, previous agreements and the Conclusions adopted by the Croatian Parliament," the letter said. Furthermore, the Contact Group has come up with a new plan for Bosnia-Herzegovina, which gives the Bosnian Serbs a chance to form confederal links with Yugoslavia, the letter said. The letter also referred to Russia's veto to a CSCE (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe) resolution describing Firday's agreement as another 'stage' in the reintegration of occupied areas into Croatia's constitutional system. "To stop the House of Representatives from addressing these crucial issues would constitute an obstruction of Parliament," the letter said. The letter was signed by members of the Croatian Social Liberal Party, Social Democratic Party, Croatian Independent Democrats, Croatian Farmers' Party, Croatian Party of Rights and the Istrian Democratic Alliance. (hina) jn as 061624 MET dec 94