REPRESENTATIVES OF CROATIAN MINORITY IN AUSTRIA VISIT CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 9038 ) ZAGREB, Dec 17 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader on Wednesday received a delegation of the Scientific Institute of Burgenland Croats, the Croatian minority in Austria. The guests informed Sanader about the work of the institute, particularly about the project of writing a Burgenland-Croatian Normative Grammar, which is of great importance for preserving the language and cultural identity of Burgenland Croats, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Sanader said that the Croatian government was paying great attention to Croatian minorities and to preserving their language and cultural identity. Sanader stressed that the project would receive all necessary support from the Croatian government. (hina) vm jn 171552 MET dec 97