$ ZAGREB, July 13 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Saturday received a delegation of the 30th jubilean International Folklore Review. Thanking Tudjman for his patronage, the long-standing president of the Review Council,
Croatian Culture Minister Bozo Biskupic, informed him that participating in this performance were performers from 10 countries, among which were representatives of Croatian diaspora and Croatians from the United States, a statement from the President's Office said.
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ZAGREB, July 13 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on
Saturday received a delegation of the 30th jubilean International
Folklore Review.
Thanking Tudjman for his patronage, the long-standing
president of the Review Council, Croatian Culture Minister Bozo
Biskupic, informed him that participating in this performance were
performers from 10 countries, among which were representatives of
Croatian diaspora and Croatians from the United States, a statement
from the President's Office said. #L#
The artistical director of the Review, director of the
Ethnology Institute, Zorica Vitez, presented the programme of side-
exhibitions to the subject of "Brides in Croatian Wedding
Tradition" to President Tudjman.
Tudjman stressed that the Review had been a presentation of
Croatian national traditions and the varieties of national costumes
as a symbol of preserving the national identity.
Accompanying President Tudjman were the Presidential Chief-of-
Staff Ivo Sanader and the President's Advisor for Culture Zlatko
Vitez.
The Review delegation consisted of the founder of the
International Folklore Review, Petar Mihanovic and director of the
concert management, Erika Krpan, among others.
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