ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - In a message to the president of the Palestinian Autonomy, Yasser Arafat, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic expressed his solidarity with the Palestinian nation and confirmed Croatia's support to the
Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of their own independent state, the President's Office reported Friday.
ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - In a message to the president of the
Palestinian Autonomy, Yasser Arafat, Croatian President Stjepan
Mesic expressed his solidarity with the Palestinian nation and
confirmed Croatia's support to the Palestinian people's right to
self-determination and the establishment of their own independent
state, the President's Office reported Friday.#L#
President Mesic stressed that terrorist methods cannot help in the
struggle to create a Palestinian state, specifying that a lasting
and just solution to the crisis in the Near East can only be achieved
through negotiation.
The message was forwarded through diplomatic channels, the
statement says.
(hina) sp sb