GRANIC RECEIVES CONTACT GROUP OFFICIALS

ZAGREB, March 27 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister, Mate Granic, today in Zagreb received diplomatic representatives of the member countries of the Contact Group as well as representatives of the UN Security Council member countries China, Italy and the Czech Republic, which is to preside over the Security Council from next month. Granic informed his guests of the contents of the letter he sent today to the UN Secretary General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in which he expressed Croatia's discontent with Ghali's report to the UN Security Council. Granic reiterated Croatia's demands concerning the new UN mandate for Croatia, stressing that Croatia was not demanding anything beyond what had been agreed upon in the Copenhagen deal. During the talks Granic, mentioned some recent proposals, and said that Croatia would not accept the embargo being lifted off the so-called Federal Republic of Yugoslavia only on the condition that it recognise Bosnia-Herzegovina. The lifting of the embargo had to be conditional on Yugoslavia recognising Croatia as well, said Granic. Granic added, that in that context, Croatia was ready to accept a trilateral meeting between the Presidents of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, but only on the basis of the already known proposal of the European Union. At the end of talks, Minister Granic, expressed Croatia's willingness to continue negotiations with local Serbs. (hina) rm sd 272000 MET mar 95