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Fighting rages in Croatia
ZAGRER (Yugoslavia). Dec 13: Heavy fighting raged Friday on Croatia's central front, where Croat defenders reportedly have made badly needed gains in recent days, reports AP.
Fighting was reported around the towns of Sisak and Nova Gradiska southeast of Zagreb as well as around Pakrac and Llpik just to the north.
The embattled eastern Croatian stronghold of Osijek came under heavy attack overnight, local defense offi ctals said. The Adriatic port of Zadar also came under fire
Meanwhile in New York. UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar warned European nations that recognizing the Independence of Croatia and neighboring Slovenia could widen the war in Yugoslavia Both republics declared their Independence on June 25.
Croatia and Slovenia report edly plan to establish dlplo matic relations next week, the Belgrade-based Tanjug news agency reported Thursday
Germany and Austria have indicated they may recognize the two republics by the end of the year. The United States
opposes recognition.
"1 am worried that any early, selective recognition could widen the present conflict and fuel an explosive situation. especially in Bosnia Hercegovina and also Mace donia." Perez de Cuellar said in a letter Wednesday to European Community leaders. It was released at the United Nations on Thursday.
The rump Serbian-domi-
nated presidency, in a statement issued to the federal Tanjug news agency, welcomed Perez de Cuellar's statement. It said recognizing the independence of any part of Yugoslavia would open the way "to secessionism on European soil."
The statement reiterated that a solution to the Yugoslav crisis should be the "result of a democratic procedure, with all the nations of Yugoslavia participating. "
It said "prejudicing the outcome of- this democratic way by other states' would violate international law
Slovenia. Croatia. Macedonia and ethnically mixed Bosnia-Hercegovina have refused to attend sessions of the eight man collective federal presidency for months, leaving what was Yugoslavia s top fede ral body truncated by half and comprising only Serbia and Its allies
Former British Prime Ml nister Margaret Thatcher also has campaigned for recog nitton of Croatia, which would allow EC countries to supply It with weapons to fight off the advance of the Serbian led federal army