RIJEKA RIJEKA, Jan 30 (Hina) - A delegation of Bosnia-Herzegovina's north-western Una-Sana Canton on Tuesday visited the northern Adriatic town of Rijeka on the occasion of the fifth folklore festival of ethnic and national
communities and minorities living in Rijeka. The delegation was accompanied by Bosnia's Ambassador Hasan Muratovic, who expressed satisfaction with the way Bosniaks living in Rijeka were treated during the war as well as with the understanding demonstrated toward their wish to preserve their own tradition and culture. Rijeka is traditionally characterised by its understanding for Bosnia-Herzegovina as a multiethnic and multicultural country, Muratovic said, adding he expected relations between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina to continue developing as lately. The Bosnian ambassador and the Una-Sana Canton delegation will tonight attend an event organised by the Bosniak community and Bosniak c
RIJEKA, Jan 30 (Hina) - A delegation of Bosnia-Herzegovina's north-
western Una-Sana Canton on Tuesday visited the northern Adriatic
town of Rijeka on the occasion of the fifth folklore festival of
ethnic and national communities and minorities living in Rijeka.
The delegation was accompanied by Bosnia's Ambassador Hasan
Muratovic, who expressed satisfaction with the way Bosniaks living
in Rijeka were treated during the war as well as with the
understanding demonstrated toward their wish to preserve their own
tradition and culture.
Rijeka is traditionally characterised by its understanding for
Bosnia-Herzegovina as a multiethnic and multicultural country,
Muratovic said, adding he expected relations between Croatia and
Bosnia-Herzegovina to continue developing as lately.
The Bosnian ambassador and the Una-Sana Canton delegation will
tonight attend an event organised by the Bosniak community and
Bosniak cultural society 'Preporod' from Bihac.
This event and a presentation of books by the Jewish community will
close the folklore festival, which over the past five days featured
customs and cultural achievements of 12 national and ethnic
communities living in Rijeka.
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