BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5085 HINA Zagreb, 23 September 2003

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5085 HINA Zagreb, 23 September 2003 PRESIDENT MESIC ADDRESSES UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S SESSIONUNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Hina) - Croatia considers the United Nations the place where international problems are solved, but the organisation needs reform, particularly its Security Council, so that it could maintain its credibility and authority in the world, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said in New York on Tuesday. Mesic said this in a speech at the beginning of the general debate at the UN General Assembly's 58th session, which is expected to focus on the situation in Iraq, the fight against terrorism, the Middle East, and reform of the United Nations. In his address to representatives from the 191 UN member-countries, Mesic stressed the importance of the UN and the need to strengthen its role. "For us the United Nations is a central point for resolving problems in international relations and for promoting the interests of mankind," M