BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4606 HINA ZAGREB, MAY 1

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4606 HINA ZAGREB, MAY 1 PRESIDENT MESIC VISITS MAKSIMIRZAGREB, May (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic said at the central celebration of Labour Day in Zagreb's Maksimir park on Wednesday that unions must be included in talks on amendments to the labour legislation. Unions should be included in negotiations on amendments to the labour law, because this is the only way reasonable solutions can be reached, said Mesic, who arrived in Maksimir privately, without being officially invited by the organisers. Mesic told reporters he was not in conflicts with unionists. Union representatives greeted the President saying the head of state would not address the present this year. Asked how come he was the only state official to attend the ceremony, Mesic said "he was the only one who promised to be the president of all citizens." Four union federations are marking this year's Labour Day by protesting against announced amendments to the l