ZAGREB, June 24 (Hina) - A Croatian emigrant and famous American chef, Lidia Bastianich, cooked at a humanitarian dinner at Zagreb's Sheraton Hotel Tuesday. The purpose of the dinner was to raise funds for clearing Pakrac of
mines.
ZAGREB, June 24 (Hina) - A Croatian emigrant and famous American
chef, Lidia Bastianich, cooked at a humanitarian dinner at Zagreb's
Sheraton Hotel Tuesday. The purpose of the dinner was to raise funds
for clearing Pakrac of mines. #L#
The dinner, held under the auspices of Prime Minister Ivica Racan,
was attended by several hundred guests, including ambassadors
accredited in Croatia and state officials.
They also took part in a humanitarian auction of ceramics,
organised by Croatian potter Hanibal Salvaro.
The collected funds will be used to finance a project to clear a part
of Pakrac of mines.
Around one million mines were left over from the war in Croatia. It
is believed the country will be freed of them around 2010. So far,
EUR133 million has been invested in mine clearing in the country,
but another EUR9 billion is needed to finish de-mining.
(hina) lml