BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3504

HR-CAMPAIGNS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3504 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3504HINA Zagreb 15 January 2000CROATIA MARKS EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONZAGREB, Jan 15 (Hina) - Eight years ago, on 15 January 1992, Croatia became an internationally recognised state and established diplomatic relations with Germany. Germany played a key role in helping Croatia gain international recognition around the world by using its political and economic weight to incite a passive Europe and the European Community's other 11 states to recognise Croatia's independence and sovereignty. "After declaring its independence and sovereignty, and severing its state and legal ties with the former Yugoslav federation, the Republic of Croatia has now achieved the international recognition of its independence," late Croatian President Franjo Tudjman then told the nation in a television broadcast. On 15 January 1992, Croatia was recognised by Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, Ma