DEFENCE MINISTER INSPECTS SECURITY TROOPS FOR MILITARY GAMES

ZAGREB, Aug 3 (Hina) - Croatian Defence Minister Pavao Miljavac on Tuesday inspected security troops engaged to protect facilities to be used during the 2nd World Military Games. The games will take place in Zagreb from August 8 to 17. Miljavac said special attention had been paid to the security sector during the organisation of the military games. He expressed conviction the system of joint military and police organisation of security would be successful as it had been during the Homeland War. Miljavac called on the troops to treat participants of the games with kindness, to demonstrate "the quick and successful transformation from a war-time to peace-time atmosphere". Interior Minister Ivan Penic described the 2nd World Military Games as the "most important sports event in Croatia since the 1987 'Univerzijada' international games." He stressed 2,600 police have been engaged in securing the military games. "The military games should prove Croatia to be definitely one of the safest countries in the world," Penic said. Head of the military games security sector, General Mate Lausic, said particular attention had been paid to the current global situation in organising the security sector. The protection of representatives of NATO member countries will be the focus, Lausic said. (hina) lml