CRO CULTURE MINISTER RECEIVES SARAJEVO FRANCISCANS

ZAGREB, Mar 19 (Hina) - Croatian Culture Minister Bozo Biskupic on Wednesday received the representatives of the Sarajevo Franciscan Theology, dean Ivan Bubalo and secretary Marko Karamatic, on the occasion of the Theology's return from Samobor, near Zagreb, where it was situated during the conflict, to Sarajevo. Bubalo and Karamatic informed Biskupic about their four-year stay in Samobor and the fact that, in spite of difficulties, the lessons had not been interrupted. Biskupic said he was satisfied that the Sarajevo Franciscans had not ceased with their rich publishing activity and added that the Croatian Culture Ministry and Croatian publishers would supply a large quantity of books for their library, which had lost 60,000 volumes. The Croatian Culture Ministry would also financially support some programmes of the Franciscans from Sarajevo, while Croatian artists would perform in the Bosnian capital, with the aim to continue cooperation with the Sarajevo Franciscan Theology. As a sign of gratitude, the Franciscans gave Biskupic several of their precious volumes. (hina) ha 191206 MET mar 97