VUKOVAR, Oct 3 (Hina) - Negotiations on the return of the Croatian cultural heritage, which was plundered from Croatia during the Serb Aggression and is still in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, unfortunately have not yet begun,
Croatian Culture Minister Antun Vujic said at the international scientific meeting "Forum of Culture", which started in the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar Tuesday. "Croatia established a working group in charge of the heritage. The documentation on the complete cultural heritage was composed, which was enough to start the implementation. However, there was no answer from the Serb side, Minister Vujic said. He stressed this took place before NATO's air strikes and before the current events in Serbia. Vujic added that due to the current situation in Serbia, there was nobody to hold negotiations with. Minister Vujic expressed hope that after the implem
VUKOVAR, Oct 3 (Hina) - Negotiations on the return of the Croatian
cultural heritage, which was plundered from Croatia during the Serb
Aggression and is still in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
unfortunately have not yet begun, Croatian Culture Minister Antun
Vujic said at the international scientific meeting "Forum of
Culture", which started in the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar
Tuesday.
"Croatia established a working group in charge of the heritage. The
documentation on the complete cultural heritage was composed,
which was enough to start the implementation. However, there was no
answer from the Serb side, Minister Vujic said.
He stressed this took place before NATO's air strikes and before the
current events in Serbia. Vujic added that due to the current
situation in Serbia, there was nobody to hold negotiations with.
Minister Vujic expressed hope that after the implementation of a
new authority in Serbia negotiations on the return of the Croatian
cultural heritage would begin.
The forum is organised by the working community of the Danube River
regions, Croatian Culture Ministry, Foreign Ministry and Counties
of Vukovar-Srijem and Osijek-Baranja.
The event is being held on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of
the activities of the working community of the Danube River
regions, which is chaired by Croatia this year.
The Forum gathered about 100 participants who were welcomed by head
of the working community culture and science and head of the office
of lower Austrian regional government Gottfried Strangler,
Croatian Culture Minister Antun Vujic, Vukovar-Srijem prefect
Petar Cobankovic, and Vukovar mayor Vladimir Stengl.
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