BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4479

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4479 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4479HINA Zagreb 18 December 2001LONDON: PRESIDENT MESIC, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER HOLD TALKSLONDON, Dec 18 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic held talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Tuesday about Britain's assistance to Croatia in its bids to join the European Union, and the strengthening of the two countries' bilateral relations. Rounding up the political talks, President Mesic, who is on a four-day visit to Great Britain, today also met Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and will meet Interior Minister David Blunkett. After the talks with Blair, Mesic told reporters the two analysed the cooperation between Croatia and Great Britain hitherto, as well as its prospects. "We also discussed the assistance Great Britain could offer Croatia in accelerating its integration into European Union countries," Mesic said. "Great Britain supports EU expansion and accelerating access