TUDJMAN RECEIVES PARTICIPANTS IN CROATIAN WORLD CONGRESS

ZAGREB, July 2 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman received Saturday evening participants in the Second convention of the Croatian World Congress, which took place in Zagreb in the last two days. In talks with Croatian emigrants, President Tudjman stressed the importance of their efforts to strengthen friendly relations between Croatia and countries they lived in, and invited them to return to their homeland. Emigrants thanked the President for his efforts in creating the independent Croatian state. The meeting was also attended by head of the Presidential Office Jure Radic, his deputy Branimir Jaksic, member of the Human and Minority Rights Commission Ivan Milas, president of the Croatian Emigrants' Association Ante Beljo and members of the Croatian diplomatic corps. 022133 MET jul 94