A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON THURSDAY

ZAGREB, Jan 26 (Hina) - "Negotiations Rather Than War" is a headline of VJESNIK's report on yesterday's session of the Croatian Parliament's House of Representatives. Parliamentary deputies Wednesday discussed a Government's report on UNPROFOR's current mandate in Croatia and they would continue debate today. The decision to end UN peace keepers' mandate was not directed toward a war solution. Its essential matters were not negotiable, VJESNIK carried a statement by Foreign Minister Mate Granic. Under a headline "Federalization is Out of Question" The daily published an interview with President Franjo Tudjman's advisor, Smiljko Sokol. He said that any kind of federalization was unacceptable for Croatia, which would create a state of the temporarily occupied Croatian areas within the State. Sokol emphasized that there was no question about either formal or disguised federalization. The other daily, VECERNJI LIST, carried a report on yesterday's House of Representatives session under the headline "Croatia-Mature to Decide Independently". VECERNJI LIST's columnist, Mirko Galic, commented on an offer of European diplomacy for Croatia not to oust UN peace keepers, so that Europe would let it come closer to European 'safe deposits'. This offer smacked of business dealings, or more precisely of buying a peace, according to Galic. The daily commented on results of the first American polls of Croatia's public opinion. Only one out of five Croat respondents believed that Croatia should be exclusively for Croats. Eighty seven per cent of Croats trusted President Tudjman, and this percentage was higher than in other European countries. (hina) mar mms 261243 MET jan 95