POPE RECEIVES CROATIAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATION

( Editorial: --> 4420 ) VATICAN, Apr 3 (Hina/AR) - The Pope had a private audience with Croatian National Parliament president Vlatko Pavletic in the Vatican Friday. After a brief talk, the Pope received the rest of the Croatian delegation visiting Italy. The delegation included Parliament vice presidents Zarko Domljan, Vladimir Seks and Drazen Budisa, and Parliament representatives Stjepan Radic, Zdravko Tomac and Furio Radin. After talks with the Pope, the delegation met with the state secretary of the Holy See, cardinal Angelo Sodano. Today's visit to the Vatican marks the end of the Croatian parliamentarians' three-day visit to Rome. (hina) ha 031219 MET apr 98