CROATIAN NEWSPAPERS ON U.N. RESOLUTION

ZAGREB, April 3 (Hina) - Today's VECERNJI LIST carries an interview with Croatian Parliament deputy speaker Vladimir Seks regarding the latest UN Security Council resolution for Croatia. "Croatia pulled itself out of the jaws of the status quo," Seks said. "Croatia pulled itself out of the grip of the Vance plan, but some elements of this plan which remain, such as disarmament and demilitarization, are fully acceptable to Croatia," he added. Seks further assessed that the resolution "politically annulls the part of the Vance plan which served as a political foothold to Belgrade, Knin and some Contact Group members, that the actual sovereignty of the Republic of Croatia and its territorial integrity can be fulfilled only on the basis of a comprehensive political settlement in the entire former Yugoslavia." Seks stressed that Croatia was getting ever stronger political support in the world, but noted that on the other hand the international community was ready to forget everything that had happened and reward the aggressor. Vecernji List includes a comment piece on the UN resolution under the headline "A New Diplomatic Battle To Follow." "One thing is certain, the world made it clear to rebel Serbs that they would not be consulted in drafting framework solutions and political resolutions. But it did not say that this would also apply when it came to implementing the resolution. This shows what new challenges and pressure Croatian diplomats will be faced with and what an important job they will have to do in the coming weeks." In an article headlined "Proof of Croatian Strength", today's VJESNIK says that Croatian diplomats at the UN have once again won an important political victory. "When it seemed that things would take an adverse course for Croatia and when it seemed that the Security Council would knuckle under Russian obstinacy, Zagreb showed clear signs that Croatia would not give in." The article further notes that "there is no room for being triumphant" and addes: "It is certain that a lot will happen and that pressure on Croatia will increase by the time Boutros-Ghali submits a report to the Security Council specifying mechanisms for the implementation of the latest resolutions." Zagreb has shown many times that it is willing to resolve the crisis politically but it has also shown its "firmness and resolution not to cross the limits of national dignity and state interests," according to the Vjesnik commentary. (hina) mm vm 031229 MET apr 95