GRANIC RECEIVES DELEGATION OF CROATS FROM NORTHEASTERN BOSNIA

ZAGREB, Feb 1 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic today received a delegation of Croats from northeastern Bosnia, a Foreign Ministry statement said. The president of the Tuzla branch of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, Ante Zvonar, the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) commander in the Brcko area, Martin Francesevic, and the guardian of the Franciscan monastery in Tuzla, Petar Matanovic, informed Minister Granic of the situation in northeastern Bosnia. They said that Croats were now exposed to harassment by Moslems despite the fact that the two sides had not fought against each other during the Moslem-Croat conflict elsewhere in Bosnia. They added that Federation bodies either had not been set up or did not function on the ground. Granic emphasized that the implementation of the Washington accords and establishment of the Federation at all levels was a condition for the existence of the Croat and Moslem peoples in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Granic added that Croatia would continue to support the establishment of the Croat-Moslem Federation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. (hina) mm vm 012141 MET feb 95