BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5143 HINA Zagreb, 20 November 2003

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5143 HINA Zagreb, 20 November 2003 PRESIDENT MESIC WRAPS UP HIS VISIT TO GREECEATHENS, Nov 20 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday wrapped up his three-day visit to Greece with a tour of the ancient Greek sanctuary of Delphi. Mesic, who described his official visit to Greece as successful, said he and his hosts had held good talks and "we were given assurances that Greece would support us on our path towards Europe," Mesic told Croatian reporters after the Delphi tour. He added that the talks mostly revolved around the strengthening of economic cooperation. Special attention was given to cooperation in tourism and the shipbuilding industry and plans for the construction of the Adriatic-Ionian highway. Croatia's head of state believes that Europe should recognise the benefits it will have from this highway as "it will give incentives to economic and human resources in the entire region", and it may also contribute