CROATIAN POLICE FORCES' DAY MARKED IN ZAGREB

( Editorial: --> 3418 ) ZAGREB, Sept 27 (Hina) - The Day of the Croatian Police Forces was marked officially on Saturday night with a concert in Zagreb's concert hall "Vatroslav Lisinski". Expressing his best wishes to all Interior Ministry members for their day, Interior Minister Ivan Penic emphasised that the police forces grew and developed together with the state. Examples where armed resistance to an act of aggression originated within police forces and was joined by a large number of citizens are rare in history, Penic said. "This is exactly what happened and what was of crucial importance in the establishment of Croatia's armed forces - respectable army and police units which through numerous operations put an end to the aggression and created conditions for the development of the state", Penic said. The Croatian police force have successfully completed another important task in the Croatian Danube River region and established law and order on Croatia's eastern border by professionally and consistently implementing the policy of the state leadership, Penic said. The Interior Minister also stressed the successful cooperation with colleagues from neighbouring and other European countries in fighting all forms of crime. (hina) rml 271243 MET sep 98