ZAGREB ARCHBISHOP RETURNS VISIT TO CHIEF RABBI IN CROATIA

ZAGREB, Sept 25 (Hina) - The Archbishop of Zagreb, Josip Bozanic, on Thursday returned a visit to the chief rabbi in Croatia, Kotel Da- Don, the Croatian Catholic news agency IKA reported. #L# The meeting took place in the offices of the Jewish community in Zagreb. Da-Don said after the meeting that this was the first time Bozanic had visited the Jewish community offices, adding that he considered it a great honour. "Today's meeting is of great importance to us Jews, and we hope we will meet Archbishop Bozanic again soon," he said. Extending his best wishes for the Jewish New Year, Bozanic said that the meeting was aimed at deepening relations between the Catholic Church and the Jewish community, particularly in Zagreb. Asked if they had discussed the restitution of the property confiscated after the Second World War, Bozanic said that the Catholic Church and the Jewish community were in the same position. (hina) vm