ISTRIAN COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS COUNCIL OF EUROPE

PULA, June 24 (Hina) - Since there existed no possibilities for further dialogue with the Croatian Electric Power Industry and the Croatian Government, a delegation of the Istrian County addressed the Council of Europe and the European Union with a request to assist in settling problems concerning the building of the Plomin II thermo-electric power plant, representatives of the county's assembly told reporters in Pula on Tuesday. The Istrian County's delegation visited the Council of Europe's headquarters in Strasbourg twice, where they conveyed their dispute with the Croatian Government concerning the building of the coal plant on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula. They agreed with Council of Europe representatives to have an expert group visit Istria and evaluate the situation on the ground in person, the county assembly's representatives told reporters, pointing out that "the building of Plomin II will be discussed at one of the Council of Europe's autumn sessions." (hina) ha jn 241815 MET jun 97