SPLIT, March 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic opened in Split on Wednesday the food, drink, catering, and hotel equipment fair GAST 2003, one of the biggest of its kind in the country. He also took part in an economic forum
which discussed the development of economy in the Dalmatia region.
SPLIT, March 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic opened in
Split on Wednesday the food, drink, catering, and hotel equipment
fair GAST 2003, one of the biggest of its kind in the country. He
also took part in an economic forum which discussed the development
of economy in the Dalmatia region. #L#
Responding to journalists' questions on the impact of the Iraqi
crisis on Croatian tourism, Mesic said he was absolutely certain a
possible war there would not endanger domestic tourism but, quite
the contrary, give it a boost.
Allowing civilian aircraft to cross Croatia and land to refuel does
not constitute military engagement, he said.
In the event of an Iraqi war Croatia, as a member of the anti-terror
coalition, must cooperate, said Mesic, but added Croatia was not
near possible fighting areas.
The President was also asked to comment on a statement by Zeljko
Zganjer, acting manager of the Office for the Prevention of
Corruption and Organised Crime, who said that the mafia's influence
seeped high into the ranks of the judiciary and other state
institutions.
"If not one scandal is not taken to the end, if nothing is cleared,
then it means there is a bottleneck somewhere... We see the case of
'Croatia bus', whose workers claim there is crime in the company,
while at the same time legal systems claim there isn't. Such matters
definitely have to be clarified," said Mesic.
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