CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DEPARTS FOR ISRAEL

( Editorial: --> 2831 ) ZAGREB, May 10 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic Sunday flew to Israel for an official visit at the invitation of Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu. Granic is expected to discuss bilateral relations and through talks seek ways of making relations more dynamic and intense. The foreign minister is also expected to sign several bilateral agreements currently being drafted. These include a tourism agreement, of importance due to an announced visit of Israeli tourists to Croatia this summer, and an agreement on the revocation of visas, expected to further facilitate official communication and improve bilateral relations. Granic and his hosts are also expected to exchange information on the course of peace-keeping processes and the security situation in the wider surroundings of both countries. (hina) ha 101741 MET may 98