CROATIA CONDEMNS INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS

( Editorial: --> 4120 ) ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia deeply regrets the deplorable decision of the Indian Government to conduct nuclear tests, the Ministry said in a statement on Friday. "We are most concerned about the possible negative consequences of this action in regards to the regional and global stability and on the overall non-proliferation regime. "We strongly urge the Indian Government to join the vast majority of the states in their efforts to curb the spread of nuclear arms and work for the world free of nuclear threat. "We join the numerous appeals addressed to the Indian Government to immediately desist from all nuclear weapon activities and accede to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)," the statement reads. (hina) rm 151418 MET may 98