CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS CHAIRMAN OF MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

BRUSSELS, Nov 18 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic met with Chairman of the Ministerial Council of the European Union Willy Claes on Thursday. Following the talks, Minister Granic told reporters that he had informed Mr Claes of the minimum below which Croatia could not accept peace proposals. "This includes the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Croatia, which in no way can be called into question. What is more, it should be clearly underlined in the offer," Granic said and added that the same could be said of the Franco-German peace initiative, which will be discussed in the Ministerial Council of the European Union on November 22. In reference to the Croatian President's peace initiative, Mr Claes said: "I think it a very interesting and valuable plan with many elements which can be included in the peace agreement. The message brought by Minister Granic is very important." Minister Granic said that the talks had also revolved around the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. 181733 MET nov 93