CROATIAN DELEGATION RETURNS TO ZAGREB FROM VISIT TO NATO

ZAGREB, Jan 23 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation, that toured Brussels and London since January 19 at an invitation of the U.S. mission to the NATO, returned to Zagreb on Thursday evening. During the visits in Belgium and Great Britain, the Croatian delegation held many meetings with representatives of American forces with the NATO. On the first day of visit to the headquarters of the NATO force for Europe, in the Belgian town of Mons, Croatian officials met General Mckenzie and his associates. On that occasion, the Croatian delegation was informed of the military and political organization of the North Atlantic alliance. The Croatian delegation also held several talks with NATO highest-ranking political officials on political aspects of the NATO and on its expansion and reorganization as well as on arms reduction. Croatian officials expressed their views on the NATO and on admission of Croatia to 'the Partnership for Peace' programme. On Wednesday the delegation toured the London-based command of the US Navy in Europe. It visited Britain's Foreign Office and Defence ministry outside the official protocol. During those visits the Croatian delegation notified their hosts of the situation in the Croatian Danubian area and resolutions of the border problems in the Bay of Piran and Prevlaka. A British Foreign Office Minister, Nicholas Bonsor, voiced his every confidence in the Republic of Croatia in solving those problems and voiced hope that Croatia would be soon admitted to the NATO. The Croatian delegation, led by a Croatian Parliament Vice President Zarko Domljan, consisted of Croatian President's advisor Ivic Pasalic, a deputy Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Kresimir Cosic, an assistant to the Foreign Minister, Neven Madey and a member of the Parliament, Ivan Jakovcic. (hina) jn mš 232230 MET jan 97