RUTHENIANS' AND UKRAINIANS' UNION BACK IN VUKOVAR

( Editorial: --> 9983 ) VUKOVAR, Dec 20 (Hina) - The Union of Ruthenians and Ukrainians held a session in Vukovar on Saturday to discuss the return of the Union to Vukovar (in the UN-administered region of eastern Croatia) after it had found a temporary base in Zagreb during the past several years. The session was attended by representatives of all eight Croatian cultural and arts associations of Ruthenians and Ukrainians. The Union's presidency was dismissed and a new one elected and a new 35-member assembly. Iriney Mudri was elected chairman of the Union. Present at the session was also the Ukrainian Ambassador to Croatia, Anatoliy Sostak, Croatian MP Miroslav Kis and representatives of local authorities and political parties. (hina) lm 202008 MET dec 97