CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES EXPO 98 DELEGATION

( Editorial: --> 6982 ) ZAGREB, Dec 9 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Tuesday received a delegation of the World Exposition EXPO 98, which will be held in Portugal next year with "The Seas and Oceans - A Heritage for the Future" as its theme, the President's Office said in a statement. EXPO 98 Chief Commissioner Jose de Melo Torres Campos and UN Chief Commissioner for Expo 98 Helene-Marie Gosselin informed the President about the organisation of the exhibition, which will involve all member states of the UN and UNESCO, the main sponsor of the event. President Tudjman expressed satisfaction that an agreement between the UN and EXPO on the general sponsorship of the exhibition was signed in Zagreb on Monday. He added that this was a credit to Croatia and its long maritime tradition, a part of which will be shown at EXPO 98. The meeting was attended by Presidential Chief of Staff Hrvoje Sarinic, Chief Economic Affairs Adviser Pero Jurkovic, head of the President's Cabinet Goran Radin and Chief Presidential Aide Maj. Gen. Kresimir Kaspar. The EXPO 98 delegation included Croatian National Commissioner for EXPO Marko Zaja, Chairman of the Croatian National Committee for EXPO 98 Jurica Pavelic and Croatian Ambassador to UNESCO Vesna Girardi-Jurkic, the statement concluded. (hina) vm mm 091313 MET dec 97