STATEMENTS BY VALENTIC, SILAJDZIC

ZAGREB, March 24 (Hina) - After signing several bilateral agreements on cooperation, Croatian Premier Nikica Valentic and his Bosnian counterpart Haris Silajdzic, made brief statements to the press. "I am pleased to say that we have found a solution to many problems," Valentic said. "I personally believe that these agreements will speed up a political solution to the Bosnia situation - a solution that serves the best interests of Bosnian Croats and Moslems, the Bosnian Federation and the Republic of Croatia," Valentic said. "I hope that this is only a beginning and that this successful day will contribute to peace and the development of good relations between our two countries and our two peoples," Silajdzic said. (hina) jn as 242023 MET mar 95