ZAGREB, Jan 3 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan on Friday forwarded a message of best wishes for Christmas to Zagreb-Ljubljana Metropolitan and the president of the Episcopal Council of the Serb Orthodox Church, Jovan, as
well as all faithful of the Serb Orthodox Church, who celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the Julian calendar.
ZAGREB, Jan 3 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan on Friday
forwarded a message of best wishes for Christmas to Zagreb-
Ljubljana Metropolitan and the president of the Episcopal Council
of the Serb Orthodox Church, Jovan, as well as all faithful of the
Serb Orthodox Church, who celebrate Christmas on January 7,
according to the Julian calendar. #L#
"Christmas holidays are an opportunity to again find strength and
inspiration to spread mutual respect, tolerance and readiness to do
good, in an atmosphere of unison, peace, love, joy, forgiveness and
conciliation," Racan said in his message.
Vice-Premier and the president of the government's Commission for
Relations with Religious Communities, Goran Granic, also sent a
message of best wishes to the Orthodox dignitary Jovan and Serb
Orthodox faithful on Friday.
(hina) lml