'VJESNIK' FOREIGN EDITOR WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION

ZAGREB, Aug 10 (Hina) - The foreign editor of the Zagreb-based daily 'Vjesnik', Zlatko Herljevic, on Thursday withdrew his resignation which he submitted on Wednesday together with another five Vjesnik editors. In a phone interview with Hina, Herljevic said he had withdrawn his resignation but did not want to comment on the reason for doing so. Other editors will stick to their decisions, one of the resigned editors, the Sunday supplement editor Alen Galovic told Hina. Six Vjesnik editors on Wednesday submitted their irrevocable resignations because, as they said, editor-in-chief Igor Mandic did not take into consideration their opinion that the commentary 'Ecumenism' on Zagreb Archbishop Josip Bozanic's visit to the Serb Orthodox Church, by part time reporter Kresimir Dujmovic, not be published. The article was published in yesterday's issue of 'Vjesnik'. The editors believed the article did not "meet the minimum of professional standards" and was insulting both for the Catholic and Serb Orthodox churches. Resignations were also tendered by deputy editor-in-chief Josip Antic, assistant editor-in-chief Drazen Curic, internal editor Ivkica Bacic, and desk editor Sandra Kukic. (hina) rml