ZAGREB, June 13 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Friday received a delegation of the conference "Croatia 2000 - Croatian Diaspora (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow)", a statement from the President's Office said.
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ZAGREB, June 13 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Friday
received a delegation of the conference "Croatia 2000 - Croatian
Diaspora (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow)", a statement from the President's
Office said. #L#
Participants and organisers of the conference which has gathered
500 lecturers, informed Tudjman that their intention was to enable and
urge the diaspora to actively participate in the cultural, social and
economic life of Croatia.
Tudjman stressed that the diaspora had helped in the creation and
defence of the independent Croatian state which was creating all
conditions and stimulated the return of Croats from abroad to their
homeland.
Present at the meeting were the President's Chief-of-Staff Hrvoje
Sarinic, President's advisors Zdravka Busic and Franka Barbic.
The conference's delegation consisted of Marin Sopta, Ivan Rogic,
Srebrenka Bogovic, Stipe Hrkac and Branko Maric, the statement said.
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