TUDJMAN REPLIES TO IZETBEGOVIC'S LETTER

ZAGREB, May 2 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Monday replied to a letter by his Bosnian counterpart Alija Izetbegovic of April 30. "I have received your letter in which you confirm your interest in a prompt and overall implementation of the Washington agreement. "I think that it can be said that Bosnian-Croatian relations improved after this agreement was signed and that on the whole we can be satisfied with initial results. However, I agree with you that everything must be done with a view to fully implementing the agreement as soon as possible and that those frustrating this positive process should be prevented on both sides. "I firmly believe that all the issues you have mentioned can and should be solved to our mutual satisfaction. I should like to emphasize once again that you can count on my full cooperation as I will use all my influence that the Washington accords are fully implemented as soon as possible. "I am confident that my visit to Sarajevo, for which I am ready as soon as technical details and traffic conditions allow, will contribute to the faster resolution of all open issues and to the further development of mutual understanding and cooperation between the Croatian and Bosniac-Moslem nations, as well as between the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia," the letter said. 021947 MET may 94