PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES ALOIS MOCK

( Vidi vijest: 6074 ) ZAGREB, Oct 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Monday received the former Austrian Foreign Minister, Alois Mock, the President's Office said in a statement. Mock expressed satisfaction with the stable democratic order and economic situation in Croatia. He also voiced dissatisfaction with the fact that Croatia was subject to double standards, and described such action as old forms of imperialism towards small countries. Regarding the situation in modern Europe and the world, Mock stressed that he had learnt a lot about understanding problems, the development of the European idea, Austro-Slavism and Pan-Slavism from Tudjman's book. It its politics, Croatia took into consideration European and global problems, so it did not need to be pressured, but cooperated with, Tudjman said. Present at the talks were also Croatian President's Chief-of-Staff Hrvoje Sarinic and Tudjman's advisor for foreign affairs, Neven Madey. (hina) lm 271220 MET oct 97