CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES SPANISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT

ZAGREB, Sept 30 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman received Spanish Constitutional Court President Alvaro Rodriguez Bereijo on Tuesday, the President's Office said in a statement. Bereijo and Croatian Constitutional Court President Jadranko Crnic informed Tudjman about cooperation between the two courts. Bereijo stressed that the exchange of experiences was very useful because Spain had also recently passed through the period of transition from totalitarianism to democracy. Expressing satisfaction with the cooperation of the two constitutional courts, which deepens the relations between the two states, Tudjman stressed Spain's constructive role, particularly in resolving the crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Also attending were Presidential Chief of Staff Hrvoje Sarinic and Adviser Smiljko Sokol. Bereijo was accompanied by Spanish Ambassador to Croatia Luis Fernandez de la Pena, the statement concluded. (hina) vm 301210 MET sep 97