ZAGREB, 27 Nov (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Wednesday received the outgoing Russian Ambassador to Croatia, Leonyd Kerestedzhiyants.
ZAGREB, 27 Nov (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on
Wednesday received the outgoing Russian Ambassador to Croatia,
Leonyd Kerestedzhiyants. #L#
President Tudjman presented Ambassador Kerestedzhiyants with a
'Order of Prince Trpimir' medal, adding that the medal was a sign
of gratitude for his contribution in the development of Croatian-
Russian relations. He added he hoped that Ambassador
Kerestedzhiyants would continue to be Croatia's friend.
'I have always encountered the same spirit and your will to
cooperate with Russia,' Kerestedzhiyants said, stressing he always
felt good in Croatia, despite difficult times all Croatian citizens
had gone through.
He offered President Tudjman best wishes for good health and
thanked him for his message to President Boris Yeltsin, while the
Russian President was undergoing hospital treatment.
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