BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-VISIT-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4141HINA Zagreb, October 10, 2001PRESIDENTS MESIC AND CIAMPI VISIT RIJEKARIJEKA, Oct 10 (Hina) - During his two-day visit to Croatia, Italy's President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, accompanied by his host, Croatia's President Stjepan Mesic, on Wednesday toured the seaport of Rijeka where he met representatives of the ethnic Italian community and local authorities. President Ciampi said he was glad to be the first Italian head of state to visit Rijeka and the local Italian secondary school, "which is a symbol of coexistence" among people of different ethnic and cultural origins. Italy and Croatia will together fight for a united Europe and for the promotion of all characteristics which such a Europe should have such as principles of freedom, democracy and human rights, Italian president said. He pointed to Croatia's contribution to the creation of stability in the Balkans as well as the role of Italy "which has