DUBROVNIK CITY COUNCIL DUBROVNIK, Feb 2(Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Monday attended a formal session of the Dubrovnik City Council which marked the city's day and the day of its patron saint St. Blaise. The session was
held at the "Marin Drzic" theatre.
DUBROVNIK, Feb 2(Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Monday
attended a formal session of the Dubrovnik City Council which marked
the city's day and the day of its patron saint St. Blaise. The session
was held at the "Marin Drzic" theatre.#L#
President Mesic recalled the glorious past of the city and the
Dubrovnik Republic, which he said were the guideposts of democracy in
the region. Thanks to its successful diplomatic community and economy,
Dubrovnik was the cultural centre of the Mediterranean. Dubrovnik saw
its most difficult days "during the Serbian-Montenegrin aggression,
when it was in isolation for 392 days, without water and electricity,
its surroundings under occupation and systematically destroyed, and
the city heavily shelled".
Dubrovnik must not be isolated, it must strongly contribute to
Croatia's development and progress, Mesic said.
Speaking about the city government's plans and projects, Mayor
Dubravka Suica said that Dubrovnik was returning to the circle of the
most attractive tourist destinations, which she said was confirmed
with the awards it had received last year.
City awards were presented at the session of the City Council, which
declared Pope John Paul II an honorary citizen of Dubrovnik.
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