CROATIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH FOREIGN DIPLOMATS IN CROATIA

BRIJUNI, Nov 26 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman held an annual meeting with diplomats accredited in Croatia on the island of Brijuni in the northern Adriatic on Friday. The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Mate Granic, Defence Minister Gojko Susak, Head of the Presidential Office Jure Radic and Vice Chairman of Parliament Zarko Domljan. The diplomats picked the first tangerines in the Brijuni plantations, which will be sent to the unprovided-for children of fallen Croatian defenders as well as to wounded defenders. "From this year on, tangerine picking on Brijuni will become a tradition, and pickers will be members of the diplomatic corps in Croatia," said the Croatian President at today's reception. In the evening the President and his wife are arranging a formal dinner. Tomorrow's schedule includes a visit to places of historic interest in Istria and a meeting with head of the Istrian County Luciano Delbianco. 261728 MET nov 93