ZAGREB: CROATIAN DEPUTY PM MEETS PANEUROPEAN UNION PRESIDENT

ZAGREB, Oct 11 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Ante Simonic in Zagreb on Saturday held talks with the president of the Paneuropean Union, Otto von Habsburg, on the Croatian government's activities in the process of joining the European Union and current events in Croatia, the government said in a statement. #L# Von Habsburg expressed strong support to Croatia and said that the programme "Croatia 2007" was one of the programmes which had a priority in the international Paneuropean Union, the statement said. The talks were also attended by Secretary General of the Paneuropean Union Eva Demmerl and the president of the Croatian Paneuropean Union, Miroslav Jezic. After the meeting in the government building, Simonic and the Paneuropean representatives will attend an assembly of the Croatian Paneuropean Union, the statement said. (hina) it