CRO IMMIGRATION MINISTER RECEIVES TWO CRO AMBASSADORS

ZAGREB, July 11 (Hina) - Croatian Immigrant Affairs Minister Marijan Petrovic on Thursday received the Croatian Ambassador to Switzerland Petar Sarcevic and Croatian Ambassador to Argentina Neda Rosandic-Saric. #L# The ambassadors informed Petrovic about the ever increasing interest of Croatian emigrants in returning to Croatia. There are some 100,000 Croatians in Switzerland who acquired valuable knowledge in all fields, especially management, which is crucial for a quicker development of Croatian economy and free market. Saric informed Petrovic that the long-standing economic recession in many South American countries where Croatians lived could impel Croatian emigrants to return to Croatia in order to ensure a higher life standard and a better future for their children. Petrovic informed Saric and Sarcevic about an extensive programme of the future Ministry of Return and Immigration which is to create significantly better legal and other conditions for all Croatian emigrants who wanted to return to Croatia. Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and the Croatian government realized the enormous potential which the Croatian diaspora represented in the demographic and economic reconstruction of Croatia and would do everything necessary in order to enable every Croatian emigrant to return to his homeland, Petrovic said. (hina lm rm 111313 MET jul 96