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HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4858 HINA Zagreb, 8 February 2003 PRESIDENT: I DON'T KNOW IF SALE OF SISAK IRONWORKS IS FRAUDZAGREB, Feb 8 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said on Saturday he did not
know whether the sale of Sisak Ironworks to Russia's Mecelj company was a fraud and that "it is up to the competent bodies to establish what this is about". The president said this at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first bone marrow transplant in Croatia. The ceremony was held under his auspices. Reporters asked the president to comment on today's headlines in a Croatian daily, which claims that the sale of Sisak Ironworks is a fraud. Reporters insinuated that Mesic in a way had participated in the alleged irregularities. "I always advocate the creation of new jobs and if the Russians can guarantee that Sisak Ironworks workers would keep their jobs and that new be employed, I will always support it," Mesic said and added it was not up to him