GRANIC'S STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE SANCTIONS AGAINST CROATIA

ZAGREB, Feb 6 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dr. Mate Granic expressed on Sunday his conviction that the European Community would not impose sanction on Croatia. "I believe no sanctions will be ... Denmark will propose imposing sanctions, but we believe they will not be accepted, it is possible that discussion will be raised on suspending certain privileges," said Minister Granic in his interview with the Croatian Television, commenting on Denmark's announcement to request that the Ministerial Council of the European Union, which has a session tomorrow, should consider possible imposing of sanction on Croatia. Commenting on the Presidential Statement of the U.N. Security Council, Granic said that "it is additional pressure on all three sides, including especially Croatia". Granic added that Croatia is ready and willing to undertake all necessary efforts aimed at establishment of peace and that Croatia is willing to accept the control of the border between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, and then control over all its military units, and it will be proposed to the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) to do the same, what can mean the invitation of the international inspection and monitoring. Considering the suggestion for a meeting between Tudjman and Izetbegovic Croatian Foreign Minister stated that the Italian side was ready to organize such meeting, whereas it had been already agreed with the Bosnian side that first Silajdzic and Granic should hold a meeting in Geneva. In case their meeting yielded some results, Tudjman and Izetbegovic should hold talks. Commenting on the assemblies of Croats in Sarajevo and Livno, Dr Granic estimated both meetings to be the assemblies of the unity of the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina and that they would not inflict harm on the Croatian official politics, neither on the essential Croatian interest in B-H. 062211 MET feb 94