Washington, Dec 10, SPA -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonreiterated US support for Croatia"s entry into the European Union andNATO during a meeting with her Croatian counterpart in Washington today, according to dpa. "We think that Croatia has an important role to play in theregion, and therefore we hope that they will be on the road to EUmembership sooner instead of later," Clinton said during a meetingwith Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic. "Obviously, we dont have a vote in the EU, but we have made itclear to a number of our counterparts how valuable we think it willbe when Croatia is a member," she said. --SPA 23:46 LOCAL TIME 20:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/726757