FIVE CROATIAN CADETS TO BE TRAINED IN AMERICAN MILITARY SCHOOLS

ZAGREB, June 13 (Hina) - Croatian Defence Minister Gojko Susak and US Ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith on Friday introduced five Croatian cadets who are to attend four years of military school in America, as part of military cooperation between the two countries. #L# Over 2,000 candidates from 134 countries applied for 30 available places, including NATO member countries, but Croatia is the country with the most representatives in the generation. They are to complete their training in 2001. Congratulating the cadets, Susak stressed that they had, among tough competition, managed to enrol in the most prominent military schools, in order to be trained to participate in the Croatian defence system. "Your generation defended and created the independent state," Susak stressed. Galbraith expressed satisfaction that the Croatian cadets were to leave for American schools, and presented them with plaques. Susak presented them with President Franjo Tudjman's book "Horrors of War". On behalf of the cadets, Zorko Petrusa thanked the Defence Ministry for the opportunity to be trained in American military schools and stressed that the cadets were aware of their responsibilities in the defence of the country. (hina) lm 131353 MET jun 97