MARENDIC MEETS WATTS IN BRUSSELS FOR TALKS ON SUCCESSION ISSUES

BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Hina) - The head of the Croatian government delegation for succession to former Yugoslavia, Bozo Marendic, met in Brussels on Wednesday with international mediator Sir Arthur Watts, the Croatian mission to the EU said in a statement. Marendic and Watts exchanged views on the continuation of negotiations on succession, particularly on the fulfilment of conditions set by four successor states - Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia - which demanded that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, make certain changes in its approach to the succession process. They agreed that further negotiations should focus on the preparation of a comprehensive succession agreement and that open issues should be discussed at a joint session. The next joint session, scheduled to take place in London on December 3-4, was expected to conclude a discussion on defining criteria for state property. (hina) vm mm 201824 MET nov 96