ZAGREB, Sept 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Thursday received a delegation of the Split County and Selce municipality on occasion of the ceremonious unveiling of a sculpture of Pope John Paul II in Selci on the island
of Brac, a statement from the Croatian President's Office said.
ZAGREB, Sept 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on
Thursday received a delegation of the Split County and Selce
municipality on occasion of the ceremonious unveiling of a
sculpture of Pope John Paul II in Selci on the island of Brac, a
statement from the Croatian President's Office said. #L#
Tudjman said that the statue, which would be uncovered on
Saturday, September 7, was a sign of thanks from the Croatian
people to the Holy Father and Vatican who had been the first in the
world to realize that the Croatian people had to achieve their
independence.
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051359 MET sep 96