BABIC SUBMITS REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT

ZAGREB, Nov 2 (Hina) - Omnipotentiary minister in the Croatian Foreign Ministry Ante Babic submitted today a report on the respect for human rights in Croatia to the Australian Parliament's Human Rights Subcommittee Secretary. The report was sent in an answer to the report submitted to the Australian Parliament in which Serbs from Australia criticized Croatia for disrespect of the minorities' rights. Among other things, the report says: "Croatia proved that it unreservedly support the values of democracy, the laws of the state of law, the respect for the human and minorities' rights by its interior and foreign policy." Ante Babic also reports on Franjo Tudjman's and Alija Izetbegovic's initiative that had lead to signing a common Declaration wich aims at improving the relations between Muslims and Croats. "The deportations of Croats in the neighboring countries and regions raise special concern," Babic said adding the examples of ethnic cleansing of Croats in B-H and Vojvodina. (End) m-vk 021810 MET nov 93