CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES OTTO VON HABSBURG

ZAGREB, May 21 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman received, Dr. Otto von Habsburg, a European Parliament member and the president of the International Pan-European Union, in the presidential court this morning. President Tudjman and Dr. Habsburg considered Croatia's position in foreign affairs and its relations with the European Union, according to a statement from the President's Office. The two interlocutors agreed on the necessity that Croatia reinforce its links with EU institutions. In this respect Otto von Habsburg proposed that Croatia set up a ministry for European issues, which should foster Croatian- European cooperation and promote Croatian political and economic interests within the European institutions. At the end of the talks President Tudjman thanked Otto von Habsburg for his support. The talks were attended by the head of the Croatian Pan- European Union, Mislav Jezic, the chief of the Croatian President's Cabinet, Gordan Radin, and an aide to the Croatian President's foreign affairs advisor, Anica Djamic, the statement said. (hina) mms 211321 MET may 95