CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON GENEVA TALKS

ROME, Nov 30 (Hina) - "After a period of strong pressure on Croatia, the situation in Geneva and Rome is favourable now", Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic told Croatian journalists in Rome on Tuesday. Minister Granic arrived in Rome from Geneva to attend a meeting of CSCE foreign ministers. Minister Granic said that the Croatian delegation in Geneva accepted the proposal of the European Union on solving the situation in former Yugoslavia. According to Croatian diplomats, three basic things included in this proposal are in Croatia's favour. First, the Serb-held territories in Croatia are to be referred to in documents as "Croatian territory under UNPROFOR supervision." Second, lifting of the sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro is to be linked with the situation in the UNPAs. Third, the settlement is to be based on UN Security Council Resolution 871, said Granic. "The Muslim leadership insisted on access to the sea, but the integrity of Croatian territory is out of question", said Minister Granic. "Now it is up to Milosevic to accept the proposal of the European Union, in other words to recognize the territorial integrity of Croatia". According to Mr Granic, this problem is going to be discussed at bilateral talks in Geneva. If the Geneva talks yield any results, a "London 2" conference could be held by the end of December, where Croatia could solve all its issues, said Minister Granic, adding that it was the reason why Croatia insisted on setting time-limits. Answering a question on results that could be expected at the CSCE meeting in Rome, Granic said that foreign ministers would accept decisions reached in Geneva. Italian Prime Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi opened the CSCE ministerial meeting this morning, announcing that during its one-year term chairmanship Italy would work on establishing peace on the other side of the Adriatic. 301530 MET nov 93