BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO.4917 HINA Zagreb, 8 April 2003

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO.4917 HINA Zagreb, 8 April 2003 MESIC HOPES THAT DJINDJIC'S OPTION WILL WIN IN SERBIABELGRADE, April 8 (Hina) - The assassinated Serbian Premier Zoran Djindjic was a pro-European politician, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said in an interview with the Serbian news agency Beta ahead of his trip to Belgrade, where he will attend a summit of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), to take place on Wednesday. Mesic said he hoped the option to win in Serbia would be that of the forces which had supported Djindjic. "The forces that supported Djindjic may continue on his path even more boldly, however, the event (Djindjic's assassination) could on the other hand stop Serbia's integration in Europe, which would worsen relations with neighbours, which are currently improving," Mesic said. He added the path to Europe led through cooperation with neighbouring countries, which was the purpose of the Belgrade summit. Mesic will at