CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES AMBASSADORS SCLAR AND KLEIN

( Editorial: --> 9316 ) ZAGREB, Sept 9 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Wednesday received upon their request special U.S. envoy Richard Sclar and deputy high international representative for Bosnia, Jacques Klein. According to a statement from the President's Office, Tudjman expressed appreciation for the mediation the two officials had in recent Croatian-Bosnian negotiations on the adjustment of the status of southern Croatian port of Ploce and free passage through Neum, Bosnia's access to the Adriatic Sea which cuts through southern Croatia. Croatian Economy Minister, Nenad Porges, also present, assessed the Ploce and Neum draft agreements as acceptable. Croatia will discuss the draft agreements following this weekend's general election in Bosnia and the signing of an agreement on special relations between Croatia and the Croat-Muslim Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the statement from Tudjman's Office said. Attending today's talks were also the Croatian President's advisor for foreign affairs Neven Madey, and the head of Tudjman's cabinet, Gordan Radin. Sclar and Klein were accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Croatia William Montgomery. (hina) ha 091959 MET sep 98