BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-PRESIDENT-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3625HINA Zagreb, May 11 2000CROATIAN, FRENCH PRESIDENTS HOLD TALKS IN PARISPARIS, May 11 (Hina) - France will certainly help us shorten the deadlines for Croatia's admission to all European associations, Croatian President Stipe Mesic said in Paris on Thursday following talks with French President Jacques Chirac. President Chirac saw his high guest off to the front yard of the Elysee Palace, where a large group of Croatian and French reporters was waiting for him. In a short statement, President Mesic said the talks were "very fruitful and successful." I have invited President Chirac to visit Croatia, Zagreb and Dubrovnik, and he has accepted the invitation gladly, Mesic said. Mesic said the talks tackled all current topics: problems in the region and Croatia's neighbourhood, as well as measures Croatia was taking with the aim of achieving democratic standards and its strategic goals. Asked whether