Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Korzinek, who opened the event, said that since its establishment LADO had been presenting, in its superb performances, the most important examples of Croatia's traditional art while at the same time researching, collecting, documenting, promoting and passing onto the young generations that important element of Croatia's cultural heritage.
With its enthusiastic representation of Croatia abroad, LADO has been building intercultural dialogue and cooperation with many neighbouring and distant countries, as well as with the Croatian expatriate community, Obuljen Korzinek said.