CROATIAN CONSULATE OPENED IN MOSTAR

MOSTAR, May 19 (Hina) - Foreign Minister Mate Granic today opened the General Consulate of Croatia in Mostar. The Croatian government fully supported the establishing of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and its following confederal ties to Croatia, Granic told the gathering outside the consulate. Granic also conveyed the government's support to the EU Administration headed by Hans Koschnik. The gathering was also addressed by the newly appointed Consul, Ciro Grubisic, and by the Croatian ambassador in Bosnia- Herzegovina, Zdravko Sancevic. The opening ceremony was attended by leaders of Herzeg-Bosnia, Kresimir Zubak, Jadranko Prlic and Dario Kordic, EU administrator Koschnik, mayors of both eastern and western part of the city, UN Spanish battalion officers, clergymen, and other Mostar notables. (Hina) jn bk 192018 MET may 95