PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES SLOVENIAN AMBASSADOR

( Editorial: --> 0106 ) ZAGREB, April 28 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Tuesday received the outgoing Slovenian Ambassador to Croatia, Matija Malesic. Tudjman ordained Malesic with the order of Prince Branimir, and thanked him on behalf of the Croatian Government and people for his contribution to the development of good neighbourly relations between the two countries. Matesic congratulated Tudjman and the Croatian people for everything they had achieved in the past years during the great historical changes. He stressed that he hoped the upcoming visit of President Tudjman to Slovenia would give another stimulus to the resolution of issues between the two countries' that had not been completely solved. Also present at the reception were the presidential chief-of- staff, Hrvoje Sarinic, the presidential advisor for foreign affairs, Neven Madey, and head of the president's cabinet, Gordan Radin. (hina) lm/mrb 281411 MET apr 98