CROATIAN INFORMATION CENTRE IN HUNGARY OFFICIALLY OPENED

( Editorial: --> 6251 ) BUDAPEST, July 7 (Hina) - Croatian World Congress (HSK) president Simun Sito Coric on Tuesday officially opened the Croatian Information Centre (HIC) in Hungary. This information centre, through the Internet, will be linked to the Croatian Homeland Foundation and other institutions in Croatia which are entrusted with distributing information to Croats abroad. Opening the centre in Budapest, Coric said Croats in the diaspora could greatly assist in the promotion of Croatian tourism and the economy as a whole, in the same way they unselfishly helped in the establishment of the Croatian state. President of the Croatian minority self-government authority, Mijo Karagic, talked about the specific nature of Croats in Hungary and other neighbouring countries, where they were an autochtonous community with a right to vote and not migrants. Coric also visited the Croatian Business Centre in Budapest and talked about tourism with its director Antun Vidic. It was also announced a Croatian club would be opened in the Hungarian capital. (Hina) mbr jn 072308 MET jul 98