CROATIAN & SLOVAK CULTURE MINISTERS HOLD TALKS

( Editorial: --> 6440 ) BRATISLAVA, May 25 (Hina) - Croatian Culture Minister Bozo Biskupic and his Slovak counterpart Ivan Hudec held talks in Bratislava on Monday. Today's meeting is part of the event "Days of Croatian Culture in Slovakia", which opened in Bratislava yesterday. Biskupic expressed satisfaction with last night's successful opening of the event, stressing that it was a result of good cultural ties and cooperation between Slovakia and Croatia. The current two-year agreement on cultural cooperation between Croatia and Slovakia expires at the end of this year. A new four- year agreement should be signed soon and the Slovak side has proposed that the Croatian Culture Ministry suggests the content of the new agreement. After the talks in the Slovak Culture Ministry building, Croatian representatives visited Devinjsko Novo Selo, a Slovak village with a Croat minority. (hina) rm/mrb 251606 MET may 98