HDZ PRESIDENCY DISCUSSES CURRENT POLITICAL ISSUES

ZAGREB, Nov 28 (Hina) - The presidency of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party convened on Thursday under the chairmanship of President Franjo Tudjman to discuss and take a stand on current political issues in the country, the office of the HDZ secretary general said in a statement. "The presidency particularly discussed various unacceptable attempts at interfering in the internal affairs of the Republic of Croatia, especially ever-increasing forms of the foreign financing of various foundations, associations and individuals with the aim of interfering in almost all areas of Croatian public life, and the most frequent forms of such activities are outside the legal framework of the Croatian state. "The purpose of these activities, which are also expressed in written instructions by their financiers, is to destabilize the HDZ and the state administration and to weaken Croatia's international position, which brings to attention the necessity of making the legal system capable of preventing activities which are not in conformity with the constitutional and legal system of the Republic of Croatia," the statement said. The presidency said it was determined to consider all issues and inform adequately and in time its membership and the public. The presidency called a session of the HDZ general board for December 7. (hina) vm 282121 MET nov 96