BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4506 HINA ZAGREB, JANUARY 19

HR-BULLETIN BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4506 HINA ZAGREB, JANUARY 19 MESIC ATTENDS ZAGREB CORPS 58TH ANNIVERSARYZAGREB, Jan 19 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Saturday said at a ceremony marking the 58th anniversary of the 10th Zagreb Corps that Croatia's anti-fascist struggle, with the defence war in 1991 and the state's independence, left the biggest mark in Croatia's history in the 20th century. The Zagreb Corps played a crucial role in the liberation of north-western Croatia, as well as the entire Homeland, said Mesic, who was greeted by the fighters of the People's Liberation War (during W.W.II) with a roaring welcome. Today's commemoration also marked last year's 60st anniversary of the anti-fascist movement in Croatia. The people's liberation struggle and the anti-fascist movement placed the Republic of Croatia among victorious countries, to a position in which it still belongs today, Mesic said. He described the year 1991 as a new challenge and stressed the