BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3819 HINA ZAGREB, 21 NOVEMBER 2000

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3819 HINA ZAGREB, 21 NOVEMBER 2000 MESIC GIVES PUBLIC ADDRESS AHEAD OF ZAGREB SUMMITZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Tuesday addressed the Croatian public ahead of the Zagreb Summit taking place this Friday. He stressed the conference presented a recognition to Croatia and encouragement for it to continue on the path leading into the EU. He called on refraining from protest rallies announced for Friday. We are airing the unofficial translation of the complete text: "On Friday Zagreb and Croatia will be the hosts of an exceptionally important international conference, the Zagreb Summit. On that day the most senior officials of European Union member-countries, states from our region and United Nations and international community representatives will meet in Zagreb. Since the creation of Croatia as an independent country, it has never yet been a host for a conference of this much importance. And since the exi