BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3785

HR-BULLETINS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3785 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3785HINA Zagreb 18 October 2000EU MINISTERS TO ISSUE MANDATE FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH CROATIAZAGREB, Oct 18 (Hina) - The EU Council of Ministers will issue a mandate to the European Commission for the start of talks between Croatia and the European Union on stabilisation and association, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The EU will issue the mandate at a meeting in Brussels on November 20. This information was relayed to the Croatian side by the European Commission's foreign affairs administration deputy director, Catherine Day, who ended her working visit to Zagreb. Her talks with representatives of Croatian authorities focused on preparations for negotiations between the EU and Croatia on the agreement on stabilisation and association, the official start of which is expected at the EU Zagreb summit on November 24. Both sides assessed preparations for the beginn