ZAGREB, Oct 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on +Tuesday received the new Slovak Ambassador to Croatia Ivan +Stanislav.+ After presenting credentials, Stanislav said Croats and Slovaks +have had much in common in the past
and the present, in politics, as +well as in economy and culture.+ The new ambassador hoped cooperation between the two countries and +peoples would in the future be even closer.+ President Tudjman said Croats and Slovaks are the two closest +Slavic peoples.+ The deep historical and cultural ties between the two peoples +provide for a solid foundation for the development of all-round +relations between the two countries.+ "Only on the bases of keeping positive and rejecting negative +tradition can every people ensure its present and future," said the +Croatian President.+(hina) ha+
ZAGREB, Oct 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on
Tuesday received the new Slovak Ambassador to Croatia Ivan
Stanislav.
After presenting credentials, Stanislav said Croats and Slovaks
have had much in common in the past and the present, in politics, as
well as in economy and culture.
The new ambassador hoped cooperation between the two countries and
peoples would in the future be even closer.
President Tudjman said Croats and Slovaks are the two closest
Slavic peoples.
The deep historical and cultural ties between the two peoples
provide for a solid foundation for the development of all-round
relations between the two countries.
"Only on the bases of keeping positive and rejecting negative
tradition can every people ensure its present and future," said the
Croatian President.
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