CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES DELEGATION OF ALKARS SOCIETY

ZAGREB, July 8 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman received a delegation of the Society of Alkars of Sinj on Tuesday, the President's Office said in a statement. The Alkar Duke, Major-General Mirko Norac, informed the President about preparations for the 282nd jousting tournament, known as alka, which will take place in Sinj on August 10 under his patronage. The Mayor of Sinj and President of the Society, Mijo Jukic, asked the President to accept the title of Honorary Alkar Duke, as the founder of the independent Croatian state. Tudjman accepted this proposal with pleasure. The proposal was put forward by the Society of Alkars, the Association of Disabled War Veterans and residents of Sinj. The meeting accepted a proposal that an honorary alka tournament be held in Vukovar. Also attending were Presidential Chief of Staff Hrvoje Sarinic, Domestic Policy Adviser Ivic Pasalic and the Commander of the First Croatian Guard Corps, Major General Mile Cuk. The delegation of the Alkars Society included the Guardian of the Shrine of Our Lady of Sinj, Eugen Poljak, Society Vice President Dinko Bosnjak, and President of the Alkars Court of Honour Andrija Filipovic Grcic, the statement concluded. (hina) vm (hina) vm 081213 MET jul 97