CROATIAN MINISTER MEETS COUNCIL OF EUROPE CULTURE DIRECTOR

( Editorial: --> 5529 ) STRASBOURG, April 8 (Hina) - Exchanges of young experts and artists and the organisation of Council of Europe conferences in Croatia were the main topics of Wednesday's talks between Croatian Culture Minister Bozo Biskupic and the Council of Europe director for education, culture and sport, Raymond Weber. Biskupic said Croatia had talented young artists who should be given an opportunity to perform and improve their skills outside the country. The Council of Europe had already started the organisation of such an exchange which would include about 50 young people from central and east Europe, Weber said. He said he was working on two more youth exchange projects and one of them would include the arrival of young Croatian writers to Strasbourg. (Hina) jn mb /rm 081638 MET apr 98