CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER INVITED TO VISIT MEXICO

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula should pay a visit to Mexico in the course of this year. The agreement in principle on Picula's visit was reached during a visit by Croatian Ambassador to the United States Miomir Zuzul to Mexico. The exact date of the visit will be determined later. Apart from talks with Mexican government officials, Zuzul held two lectures on the situation in Croatia and south-east Europe. The ambassador also agreed that the Mexican diplomatic academy 'Instituto Matias Romero' this year award a scholarship to one Croatian diplomat. Ambassador Zuzul also met with the members of a small Croat community living in Ciudad de Mexico. The ambassador also gave interviews to the leading daily 'Reforma' and the TV network 'Televisa'. Mexican reporters were particularly interested in the programme of the new Croatian government and Croatia's efforts to enter Euro- Atlantic institutions, as well as its cooperation with The Hague war crimes tribunal and other international institutions. Zuzul also spoke about the reasons which led to the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and Croatia's current stands regarding the role of Josip Broz Tito and the anti-fascist movement. (hina) rml