BONN, March 20 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Granic, being on
a two-day working visit to Germany, on Thursday delivered Croatian
President Franjo Tudjman's present to a former German Foreign
Minister, Dietrich Genscher, on the occasion for his 70th birthday.
The personal present of President Tudjman is a painting by a well-
known Croatian artist, Ivan Lackovic Croata.
Granic and Genscher talked about the situation in Croatia and
Croatia's strategic goals to be included into EuroAtlantic
political, economic and security structures.
Genscher expressed confidence that Croatia, being a central
European country, would continue to enter European integration
processes, but he added that the southeast of Europe would remain a
trouble spot for a long time.
Minister Granic told Croatian reporters after the meeting that
Genscher would visit Croatia in May, at an invitation by President
Tudjman.
The former German Foreign Minister Genscher, who has been one
of politicians who contributed much to Croatia's recognition in the
world, will celebrate his 70th birthday on Friday. Tomorrow, German
Chancellor Helmut Kohl will hold a reception in honour Genscher's
birthday, at which Croatian Foreign Minister will be present as
well.
On Thursday afternoon, Granic attended a celebration of
planting a linden tree in front of the town library in the Bonn
district of Bad Godesberg. Croatian Ambassador in Bonn, Zoran
Jasic, planted the tree, in a symbolic act, in order to express
gratitude to Germany for its support to the international
recognition of Croatia and for its help to his country. A memorial
plaque with the writing both in German and Croatian was set in
front of the tree.
During this event, which public figures of Bad Godesberg
attended, the Croatian Embassy handed over to the library three
copies of the German edition of President Tudjman's book 'Povijesna
sudba naroda' (Das Historische Schicksal des Volkes) presented
today and ten copies of a book about Croatia recently issued by the
Embassy.
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