HUNGARIAN-LANGUAGE WEEKLY "KEPES UJSAG" PRESENTED IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Nov 30 (Hina) - A pilot issue of a Hungarian-language weekly "Kepes Ujsag" was presented at Monday's news conference of the Alliance of Hungarian Associations (SMU) in Zagreb. The 16-page weekly, besides articles of interest to the Hungarian minority in Croatia, contains articles on the possibilities of economic cooperation between Croatia and Hungary. The introductory editions also includes items on the cultural activities of Hungarians in Croatia and the problems of Hungarian returnees to the eastern Croatian region of Baranja. According to the Editor-in-Chief, Rokus Kalapis, the weekly will also publish events which are not presented in daily papers, but are of significance for the Hungarian minority. It is especially important that the weekly include an education component through language items, he added. The first issue of the weekly will be published on Thursday. The news conference was also an opportunity to point out the position of Hungarians in Croatia. According to the SMU president, Ivan Sostarec, most displaced and exiled Hungarians who resided in Hungary during the Homeland War in Croatia, are today having problems with returning to their homes in eastern Slavonia and Baranja. (hina) lml