PICULA PARTICIPATES IN EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL

ZAGREB/BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Hina) - Croatia is ready to participate in anti-terrorist activities at all levels and has taken all necessary measures to implement UN Resolution 1373 on combating terrorism, Foreign Minister Tonino Picula said in Brussels Friday at a regular semi-annual session of Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) foreign ministers. Croatia is ready to participate in anti-terrorist efforts at the national, regional and international level, Picula said. The EAPC is an international forum which on a regular basis gathers NATO and Partnership for Peace member-countries which discuss political and security issues and cooperation. The EAPC meeting on Friday focused on threats to security in the Euro-Atlantic region, terrorism and measures the countries are taking in combating terrorism, the Croatian Mission to NATO said. Adopted at the meeting were documents which are adopted at the ministerial level every six months - mostly reports on the work within the Partnership for Peace programme and the EAPC. Also adopted was a Euro-Atlantic Council Plan of Action by 2004. Also adopted was a report on the work of the Initiative for Southeastern Europe (EAPC initiative), in which the majority of activities has been conducted through the Southeast European Group. It was assessed that progress has been made in cooperation in Southeastern Europe and that the cooperation was very useful. (hina) it sb