CHIEF COMMANDERS OF CROATIAN AND TURKISH ARMIES TALK IN ANKARA

ANKARA, April 10 (Hina) - The Croatian Army headquarters chief-of- staff, General Janko Bobetko, is staying in Turkey for a three-day official visit, at an invitation of the Turkish Army headquarters chief-of-staff, General Ismail Karaday. Generals Bobetko and Karaday said the crisis hotspots in the region, caused by the Serb aggressive hegemony and territorial pretensions, posed a real threat to the European security. They believed that the greater unity between the countries in the region and the international community was necessary to ensure a political settlement to the crisis. The two generals considered the continuing cooperation between Croatian and Turkish armed forces. General Bobetko spoke to his host about the importance of the new UN forces' mandate for the further development of relations in Croatia and relations in the entire region as well. The two Generals emphasized the significance of better political and military coordination as the support to the lasting settlement of the crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina and to the establishment of a balanced new order in the region. (hina) mm mms 101541 MET apr 95