TUDJMAN & MURATOVIC CALL FOR COOPERATION COUNCIL TO MEET SOON

( Editorial: --> 0237 ) ZAGREB, June 10 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Wednesday received Bosnia-Herzegovina's Ambassador to Croatia, Hasan Muratovic. The two officials discussed the need for a meeting of the Council for Cooperation between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina as soon as possible, a statement from the President's Office said. Also expressed was the need to fast track the completion of negotiations and conclude an Agreement on Special Relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Croat-Muslim Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The statement said President Tudjman and Ambassador Muratovic also stressed the importance of drawing up an agreement on free passage through Bosnia's Adriatic town of Neum and forming companies for the building of the Zagreb-Bihac-Dubrovnik and Ploce-Sarajevo- Osijek motorways which pass through both countries. The Croatian President's foreign affairs advisor Neven Madey and cabinet chief Gordan Radin were also present at the talks. (hina) mbr /rml 101616 MET jun 98