CROAT MINISTERS GRANIC AND SUSAK RECEIVE A GERMAN OFFICIAL

ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mate Granic and Defence Minister Gojko Susak received a German parliamentary member and the German Government's mediator for establishment and strengthening of the Federation of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Christian Schwartz-Schilling, in Zagreb on Monday. Mr. Schwartz-Schilling was received ahead of his departure for Mostar along with Contact Group officials and a US mediator, Robert Owen, where they will talk with the Bosnian Federation's officials about the issues following the Bonn agreement, the Croatian Foreign Ministry stated today. Croatian Ministers and the German representative discussed the situation in the occupied Croatian areas. The talks focused on the state of affairs in Bosnia- Herzegovina and the issues concerning the functioning the Bosnian Federation as well. On behalf of the Croatian Government Ministers Granic and Susak fully supported the mission aimed at removing obstacles in the establishment of the Bosnian Federation, according to the statement. (hina) mm mms 151348 MET may 95