INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS PRESIDENT VISITS CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 1778 ) ZAGREB, 5 May (Hina)- By its impartiality and objectiveness in accommodation of people during the past seven years, the Croatian Red Cross set an excellent example for other national Red Cross organisations, said Dr Astrid Heiberg, President of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent on Tuesday in Zagreb. During her first visit to a IFRC member since she assumed her duty, Dr Heiberg visited Glina today. After the military operations Storm and Flash, more than 10,000 elderly and abandoned persons received aid within the framework of the drive, "Let's Save the Lives". Croatian Red Cross President, Jadranko Crnic, thanked the IFRC for its abundant assistance. Without that assistance, suffering of Croatia's people during the war would have been even worse, he said. Dr Astrid Heiberg is also President of the Norwegian Red Cross, one of the main donors to Croatia and other countries in this region. (hina) mr/mrb 052112 MET may 98