BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5093 HINA Zagreb, 1 October 2003

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5093 HINA Zagreb, 1 October 2003 PM RACAN: RATIFICATION OF SAA IN UK PARLIAMENT CAN BE EXPECTEDZAGREB, Oct 1 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan on Wednesday expressed conviction that one can expect the ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between Croatia and the EU in the UK parliament to be unfrozen after his visit to Great Britain. "I believe we can expect the process to be unfrozen," Racan told a news conference in Zagreb. He said he based his optimism on the impression he got during his stay in London and talks he held with top British officials. "I'm under the impression that they showed understanding about our standpoints and arguments. We shall see how fast this will be realised through concrete political moves," said Racan. The UK parliament froze the ratification of the SAA because of the case of an ICTY indictee, Croatian General Ante Gotovina, who is beyond the reach of the authorities i