CROATIAN PREMIER RECEIVES BRITISH AMBASSADOR HEWETT

ZAGREB, July 4 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Nikica Valentic received British Ambassador to Croatia, Gavin Hewett, in an inaugural visit on Monday. At the meeting Croatian Prime Minister pointed out that the priorities of Croatia's policy were the peaceful reintegration of Croatia's occupied areas in its constitutional and legal system and a settlement to the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina reached through negotiations. Prime Minister Valentic added that responsibility for a peaceful achievement of the two aims lay not only with those who created policies on these areas but also with the super powers. In this context Prime Minister Valentic stressed a significant role of Great Britain. He also said that Croatia was specially interested in the improvement of its relations with Great Britain. British Ambassador Hewett pointed out that Great Britain strongly supported the territorial integrity of Croatia and appreciated Croatia's initiatives for peaceful solutions to the crisis in B-H. He promised to do his best to achieve a further progress in the good British-Croat relations. 041816 MET jul 94