Samo prijavljeni korisnici mogu pregledati cijeli sadržaj.
HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4836 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4836HINA Zagreb 17 December 2002VATICAN: CROATIA OFFICIALLY PRESENTS TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS TREEVATICAN, Dec 17 (Hina) - Croatian President
Stjepan Mesic presented Croatia's gift to the Holy Father, the Vatican, and Rome - the traditional Christmas tree - in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday afternoon. Reporters estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 people had gathered at the square, including 600 pilgrims from Croatia, as well as Croats working and living in Italy. "This tree standing before us is one of the most beautiful we could find in our Croatian forests. We brought it and set it up in St. Peter's Square as a symbolic expression of our love and respect for the Holy Father, as a symbol of our aspiration towards peace, a symbol of cooperation among people and among nations," President Mesic said at the beginning of the ceremony. He took this opportunity to thank the Pope, on his and the Croatian