BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4905

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4905 HINA Zagreb 26 March 2003PM RACAN: U.N. MUST BE WORLD'S CENTRAL PLACE FOR DECISION-MAKINGZAGREB, March 26 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said in parliament Wednesday that his government advocated the U.N.'s maintaining a central position for decision-making in the international community and that the revitalisation of the role of the U.N. should start in Iraq. Presenting a government report on the Iraqi crisis, Racan said in parliament that the U.N. should have the leading role in the reconstruction of Iraq in order to ensure the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country. The Croatian government advocates the continuation of dialogue in the international community, which is a precondition for the preservation and strengthening of the international order, the consolidation of transatlantic cooperation, the unity of the EU and stability in Europe and the world, Racan said. He added that C