OSIJEK MAYOR RECIVES GREG STAROSKY

OSIJEK, Aug 12 (Hina) - Mayor of Osijek Zlatko Kramaric on Tuesday received Greg Starosky, a representative of the Department for the East of the National Democratic Institute for International Relations from Washington. The Institute proclaimed Kramaric one of this year's winners of the "W. Averell Harriman" award which the Institute awards to individuals in and outside the United States who "demonstrate commitment to democracy and human rights." According to Starosky, the award would be officially given in November. Other foreign winners of the award were Selim Beslagic, the Mayor of Tuzla, and Vesna Pesic, the president of the Serbian Civic Association, he added. Expressing gratitude for the award, Kramaric said it was an acknowledgement to him personally, but also to residents of Osijek who, as he said, "despite the time, realized that democracy has no alternative." (hina) ha jn 121619 MET aug 97