BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-DEFENCE-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3781HINA Zagreb, October 14 2000PRESIDENT MESIC COMMENTS ON DECLARATION ON HOMELAND DEFENCE WARZAGREB, Oct 14 (Hina) - Nobody is against the protection of the dignity of the Homeland Defence War. However, its dignity is best protected if the Croatian state is functioning and if all are equal before the law. The Declaration on the Homeland Defence War confirms this, Croatian President Stipe Mesic said on Saturday. Mesic was speaking to reporters during a break in his meeting with representatives of Croatian civic associations in Zagreb.PANCIC: THERE ARE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAN DEBATE ON WARZAGREB, Oct 14 (Hina) - Croatian War Veterans' Minister Ivica Pancic told Croatian Radio and Television (HRT) on Friday night there were more important issues and tasks than debating the Homeland Defence War. First of all, those (issues) are the establishment of a law-based state, a democratic system and, wha