CROATIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATES

Zagreb, March 23 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament speaker Nedjeljko Mihanovic met this morning a European Parliament delegation for South-Eastern Europe, led by European Popular Party representative Doris Pack. Under discussion was the situation in the UN protected areas, Croatian policy towards rebel Serbs, the UN Protection Force mandate and how the Copenhagen agreement would reflect the peaceful resolution of the crises in Croatia and Bosnia- Herzegovina. Mihanovic emphasized Croatia's cooperation with Europe and the international community, which resulted in the Copenhagen agreement and the extension of the UN mandate under different terms. He added that the Croatian parliamentary opposition rejected such a move by President Tudjman. Another problem was refugees wanting to return to their homes. Mihanovic said he was confident the Croatian Parliament would accept the decision on extending the UNPROFOR mandate which would result in the deployment of international troops along Croatian borders. (Hina) bk 231139 MET mar 95