ITALIAN NAVY TRAINING SHIP VISITS SPLIT AND CROATIAN NAVY

( Editorial: --> 1874 ) SPLIT, Sept 21 (Hina) - The Italian military training naval boat "Amerigo Vespucci" entered Split's city port on Monday morning. The Italian Navy ship will visit the Croatian Navy and it will stay five days in Split. Croatian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Vid Stipetic will receive a Italian military-diplomatic delegation which includes the ship's captain Angelo Lattarulo, the Italian Vice-Consul in Croatia Gabriel Meucci, and military attaché naval Captain Micol Flori. Stipetic will inform them of the organisation and development of the Croatian Navy, especially on the education of sailors and officers. The Italian delegation will be received by the Split-Dalmatia County prefect and by Split's mayor. The Italian military-diplomatic delegation will lay a wreath at the Lovrinac cemetery on Wednesday for all those who died in the war. On Thursday Italian and Croatian sailors will play soccer and basketball games at the Lora barracks sport fields. The Italian military training boat will be open for Split's residents on Wednesday afternoon. The "Amerigo Vespucci" will leave Split's city port on Friday morning. (Hina) it /mbr 211241 MET sep 98