SEMINAR ON CROATIAN-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS STARTS IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Oct 15 (Hina) - The Croatian History Institute and the Institute for History of the Hungarian Academy of Science organised an international seminar, "Croatian-Hungarian Relations 1102- 1918", in Zagreb on Tuesday. The event is taking place on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of the coronation of Hungarian King Koloman of the Arpad dynasty as King of Croatia in Biograd na moru in 1102. #L# The seminar, which is held at the Croatian History Institute under the auspices of the Croatian government and the Ministry of Science and Technology, has gathered, for the first time in more than 800 years of Croatian-Hungarian relations, historians from the two countries who are to consider said period on the principles of modern historiography. During the 816 years of common history, the identity of either the Croats or Hungarians was never disputable, Hungarian Ambassador Gyeoergy Csoti said. Citing the words of Croatian writer Miroslav Krleza, that "one can write a book about Croatian-Hungarian disputes and a library about their unity", Csoti said that the current policies of the two countries shared the same goal - joining Euro-Atlantic integration processes. All speakers at the seminar stressed the importance of such meetings for a better understanding of the past and the future. (hina) rml sb