BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3679

HR-VISITS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3679 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3679HINA Zagreb 4 July 2000POPE JOHN PAUL II RECEIVES CROATIAN PRESIDENT MESICVATICAN, July 4 (Hina) - Pope John Paul II on Tuesday received Croatian President Stipe Mesic and held private, 15-minute talks. Upon Mesic and a Croatian delegation's arrival to Vatican, the Croatian national anthem was played in the yard of the Apostle Palace for the first time. Pope John Paul II welcomed Mesic outside of his library and greeted him in Croatian. After the talks, President Mesic introduced the Pope to the Croatian delegation. Mesic presented the Pope with a statue of Jesus Christ, sculpted by Jozo Vrdoljak, and a book on Croatian King Tomislav.PRESIDENT MESIC HOLDS TALKS WITH HOLY SEE SECRETARY OF STATEVATICAN, July 4 (Hina) - Relations between Croatia and the Vatican are good, Croatian President Stipe Mesic and his host, Holy See Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, concluded after their talks in Rome