'CROATIA WEEKLY' PRESENTED IN ZAGREB

( Editorial: --> 6771 ) ZAGREB, Jan 23 (Hina) - The first issue of Croatia Weekly, a Croatian weekly in English, and its Internet home page, were presented at Intercontinental Hotel in Zagreb Friday. The weekly, published by Croatian Cultural and Information Publishers (HIKZ), hit the news-stands on 20 January. The president of the HIKZ administration council, Hrvoje Sarinic, and HIKZ director Ivan Bekavac outlined the weekly's goals and distinctions. According to Bekavac, Croatia Weekly will feature a weekly selection from domestic papers and magazines which will present Croatia as best as possible. Both Sarinic and Bekavac claimed one of the basic characteristics of the new publication is the aim to reflect the pluralistic media scene in Croatia. They named many weeklies and dailies, including those usually regarded as opposition media, to be featured. Bekavac said the whole issue of Croatia Weekly, alongside numerous data and information on Croatia, its politics, economy, culture, geography, history, etc. may be found on the Internet address http://www.croatia.hr. (hina) ha jn 231707 MET jan 98