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http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/bo/Qcroatia-army.RLt__CAP.html Croatia reorganizes its armed forces Thursday, 25-Apr-2002 ZAGREB, April 25 (AFP) - The Croatian government announced Thursday a reorganization of the country's armed forces aimed at modernising the military and brining it into line with NATO standards, national radio reported. The reorganization notably includes the reduction of armed forces staff to 21,000 active military personnel and 4,000 civilian employees, Prime Minister Ivica Racan said. The future status of some 13,000 redundant employees should be settled within the next few months, Racan said, adding that they would be offered early retirement and retraining. Racan said that reforms were carried out in line with NATO standards adding that Croatia also wanted to "increase the efficiency and power" of its military. Croatia became a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace programme in mid-2000, a few months after pro-Europeans took over from nationalists in the country's parliament. The programme is seen as the first step to joining the US-led military Alliance. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
