TUDJMAN RECEIVES CREDENTIALS FROM FIRST BRASILIAN AMBASSADOR

( Editorial: --> 8671 ) ZAGREB, Apr 22 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman Wednesday received credentials from the first Brazilian Ambassador to Croatia, Alfonso Celso de Oura-Pret, who is based in Vienna. The Ambassador said Brazil was interested in developing good and friendly relations with Croatia. The Croatian President said the distance between Croatia and Brazil and the difference in the size of the two countries would not be an obstacle to the development of bilateral cooperation. (hina) ha 221546 MET apr 98