MAYOR OF DUBROVNIK RECEIVES MR RUTKOVSKI

DUBROVNIK, Dec 4 (Hina) - The Mayor of Dubrovnik, Nikola Obuljen, received today Mr. Thomas Rutkovski, the head of the US charitable organization "Gospa Missions". Mr. Rutkovski, who had visited Medjugorje (Herzegovina) more times as well as Croatia, was especially interested in ways to dispatch humanitarian help to the displaced persons and refugees, and to assist in restoration of the Dubrovnik area after suffering huge material damages in the Serbian-Montenegrin aggression against Croatia. He also announced that the Dubrovnik branch of the "Gospa Missions" organization might be soon established. During his three-day stay in Dubrovnik, Mr. Rutkovski is to visit the area of Konavle, the Dubrovnik hinterland and the old town of Dubrovnik in order to see how huge were losses inflicted by the Serbian-Montenegrin war against Croatia. He is expected to hold talks with the Dubrovnik Bishop, Msgr. Zelimir Puljic. 041350 MET dec 93