HIGH NATO OFFICIALS MEET U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Jan 11 (Hina) - NATO Secretary General Javier Solana and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe Gen. George Joulwan met for talks with UN special envoy to former Yugoslavia Kofi Annan in Zagreb on Thursday. Cooperation between NATO and the UN has been excellent so far and it is to be expected that a huge amount of work before us will be carried out in an equally satisfactory manner, Solana told reporters after the talks at UN headquarters. Solana said that the NATO-led peace mission in Bosnia- Herzegovina was on schedule, hoping that the Implementation Force (IFOR) would meet its commitments within time limits set by the Dayton peace agreement. The NATO officials were received by Annan's deputy, Sadry Behrooz, as Annan was late from a visit to Macedonia due to bad weather. Annan described the cooperation between the UN and NATO as very good, stressing that the transfer of responsibilities for the Bosnia mission was carried out without any problems. Joulwan also praised their collaboration, saying that NATO and the UN would continue to work as a team in a bid to bring peace to Bosnia-Herzegovina and the former Yugoslavia. (hina) vm 112147 MET jan 96