TWO-WEEK SCOTTISH CULTURAL EVENT OPENS IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Oct 15 (Hina) - "Scottish Days", a two-week cultural event which opened in Zagreb on Monday, has been the British Council's most ambitious project in Croatia since it gained independence, British Council director Ian Stewart said on Tuesday. The aim of the event, organized in cooperation with the Croatian Ministry of Culture, is to build strong ties for cooperation between Croatia and Scotland, which have a lot in common, Stewart said. The event, due to close on November 8, will present Scottish musicians, painters and poets. Three Scottish films are scheduled to be shown. Seminars will be held on the cultural and economic development of towns, festivals and business education in Scotland. (hina) vm 151447 MET oct 96