EX MINISTER BRINGS GEESE TO WAR VETERANS' PROTEST RALLY

ZAGREB, Nov 24 (Hina) - Zvonimir Separovic, the Croatian Victimological Society head and his five 'aides' conducted a bizarre performance carrying out live geese which should symbolise the six parties in the Croatian ruling coalition on the road towards Europe. The performance of 'geese in the fog' was made after the end of the a protest rally staged by a war veteran organisation in Zagreb against the arrival of Yugoslav President at the Summit in the Croatian capital. Being greeted by the most persistent protesters, Separovic and his five collaborators hanged a poster with the name of one of the six coalition parties around the neck of each goose, and headed towards the police who stood at the boundary of the security zone established for the protection of today's Summit. "These geese are flying to Europe," Separovic said over the loudspeaker. Separovic was a former foreign minister, ambassador to the United Nations and justice minister while the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) ruled the country. Quoting Stjepan Radic, a Croatian political leader between the two World Wars, Separovic claimed that during today's meeting Croatia had singed a document which was a precedent and which showed that "the incumbent authorities are hurtling like geese in the fog." "We are against Croatia's entry into Balkan associations. Croatia is a European country and wants to remain independent and unite with Europe," Separovic asserted. After his speech, protesters moved closer towards policemen singing the national anthem, and dispersed shortly before 04.00 pm as it started raining. Today's protest rally, organised by the main headquarters for the protection of the Homeland defence War's dignity, gathered some 500 participants, although organisers announced a few days ago that some ten thousand people from all parts of Croatia would come in Zagreb for this purpose. (hina) jn ms