PRESIDENT TUDJMAN MEETS CONTACT GROUP EXPERTS

ZAGREB, Apr 12 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman this afternoon met Contact Group experts who are on a peace mission to former Yugoslavia. "Contact Group representatives informed President Tudjman of the Group's activities, their talks with President Milosevic in Belgrade and their unability to travel to Sarajevo. They asked President Tudjman for his opinion on issues that stood in the way of the success of Contact Group efforts," the President's public relations secretary, Joyo Curic, told reporters after the talks. Michael Steiner of Germany recalled that Contact Group talks were confidential. He described talks with President Tudjman as "the usual and useful exchange of views on how to boost the peace process." Steiner regretted that he and his colleagues had not been able to leave for Sarajevo this morning. But they intended to "leave as soon as possible to inform the Sarajevo government of talks in Belgrade and Zagreb." Asked if any progress had been achieved during the Belgrade talks, Steiner said: "I didn't say that." (hina) as 121528 MET apr 95