ZAGREB TO HOST EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTS' PRESIDENTS AT END OF WEEK

ZAGREB, May 6 (Hina) - Over 60 presidents and vice presidents of European parliaments will convene in Zagreb on Friday and Saturday at a conference of presidents of European parliamentary assemblies to discuss the answer of democracies to the challenge of terrorism and binding countries to protect human rights, Croatian parliament president Zlatko Tomcic said on Monday.#L# The meeting will gather 400 participants. "Croatia has been given a great honour to be the host of such a conference," said Tomcic, who will open the conference on Friday at Zagreb's Opera hotel. The introduction speech will be given by the chairman of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Peter Scheider. The present will also be greeted by Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan. Croatia's head of state Stjepan Mesic will address the participants on Saturday. (hina) it sb