BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4892 HINA Zagreb, 14 March 2003

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4892 HINA Zagreb, 14 March 2003 CROATIAN GOVT. IS HOLDING CONSULTATIONS WITH U.S. ABOUT IRAQZAGREB, March 14 (Hina) - The Croatian government confirmed Friday night that consultations were underway between the United States and a number of other countries, including Croatia, about the possible development of events regarding Iraq and the assuming of stances in the UN Security Council. In line with agreements with partners, the Croatian government cannot make the details of the consultations public, said the government's public relations office. All claims made by some media about the concrete requests from the United States are arbitrary, says the statement. It also adds that the government will not abandon its well-known stands about the Iraq crisis and decisions of February 26, as well as that Croatia persists in the struggle against terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Croatia advocates the full implementation of stances