CRO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATI

DELEGATI $ ON BRUSSELS, July 4 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Simonovic on Wednesday informed a European Parliament Commission for relations with south-east Europe about the successful implementation of the peaceful reintegration in the Croatian Danubian area, the return of refugees and about Croatia's support to the Bosnian Federation. He especially commended the decision of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers which invited Croatia to become a full member. Simonovic said that such a decision would surely contribute to the further establishing of democracy in Croatia and the successful implementation of the peace process. It also opened the doors of the PHARE programme and for the continuation of talks about an agreement on cooperation with the European Union, Simonovic said. Simonovic's speech was aimed at thoroughly preparing a meeting between a Croatian Parliament delegation with the European Parliament delegation for relations with south-east Europe which is to take place in Strasbourg on 17 and 18 July, at which the delegations are to discuss the relations between the European Union and Croatia. (hina) lm jn 041156 MET jul 96