PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES CROATIAN WORLD CONGRESS DELEGATION

( Editorial: --> 5015 ) ZAGREB, Feb 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman received a delegation of the Croatian World Congress (HSK) on Friday. The delegation informed him that the HSK main committee had commenced its annual meeting in Zagreb, at which delegates from 30 countries would discuss work to date as well as future projects. The HSK delegation included Friar Simun Sito Coric, Josip Ante Sovulj, Bela Tonkovic, Ivan Curman, Jure Gadze and Mato Verkic. President Tudjman was also informed about the difficulties in the work of HSK, a reason being the slack work by officials and members in foreign countries. They also discussed the bureaucratic difficulties emigrants face when returning to Croatia. Tudjman praised the work of HSK stating that along with stimulating the return of emigrants to their homeland, it is necessary to gather all Croatians in the diaspora - no matter which political party they favour - so that they could promote Croatia and explain Croatian policy in an organised manner. Attending the meeting at President Tudjman's side were the President's Chief-Of-Staff Hrvoje Sarinic and advisers Ivic Pasalic and Zdravka Busic. Ante Beljo, director of the Croatian Homeland Foundation, accompanied the HSK delegation. (hina) jn mrb 271351 MET feb 98