CROATIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES E.U. SPECIAL ENVOY TO MOSTAR

ZAGREB, Oct 11 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic on Friday recieved the European Union special envoy to Mostar, Sir Martin Garrod, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Garrod thanked Croatia for the assistance it had extended in resolving the post-electoral crisis, stabilizing the overall situation and implementing an agreement on a joint action in Mostar, the statement said. The EU envoy drew attention to certain incidents which he said did not downplay the progress towards full stabilization of the situation in Mostar. Croatia would remain firmly committed to the consistent implementation of the Washington and Dayton accords and the Agreement on Mostar, Granic said. Croatia would support the work of the EU administration in Mostar and would help remove any obstacles to implementing the said agreements, he added. (hina) vm jn 111352 MET oct 96