AKASHI TO MEET SARINIC AND KERESTEDZHIYANTS

ZAGREB, Feb 9 (Hina) - UN Special Envoy, Yasushi Akashi, is to meet the Head of the Croatian Government's Commission for Relations with UNPROFOR, Hrvoje Sarinic, today, the UN spokesman in Zagreb, Michael Williams, said. After meeting Sarinic, Akashi is to meet Russian Ambassador Leonid Kerestedzhiyants, Williams said. Asked about the situation in the UN Protected Areas following yesterday's Knin Serb kangaroo parliament which was to decide to declare a war alert, Col. Walt Natynczyk, said no military movements had been reported and mine-clearing operations at railway lines in Sector West continued. He said there had been an exchange of fire between the Croatian Army and rebel Serbs near the Croatian-Bosnian border, UNPA Sector South, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Croatian Army fired 15 shells Tuesday and Serbs fired three, while on Wednesday Serbs launched ten mortar shells and the Croatian Army one shell. Natynczyk added that the number of the Zagreb cease-fire agreement violations had been decreasing recently. Speaking of plans on the UNPROFOR withdrawal, Michael Williams, said several cities (such as Skopje, Brindisi, Sarajevo or some other Bosnian towns) had been taken in consideration as the possible new venue for the UNPROFOR headquarters in the event the headquarters leaving Zagreb. (hina) mms sd 091716 MET feb 95