DUBROVNIK, Apr 6 (Hina) - A valediction ceremony in commemoration
of the 35 victims of Wednesday's plane crash near Dubrovnik was
held at Dubrovnik airport on Saturday.
The victims included US Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown, his
associates, a group of US businessmen and two Croatian citizens,
press photographer Niksa Antonini and translator Dragica Lendic-
Bebek.
The valediction ceremony was attended by Croatian President
Franjo Tudjman, US President Clinton's personal envoy Lory Fitz
Pegado, the bereaved families, senior Croatian government
officials, a Bosnian Federation delegation and the US Ambassador to
Croatia, Peter Galbraith.
Offering his deepest condolences to the bereaved families and
his sympathy and solidarity to US President Bill Clinton and the
whole American nation, President Tudjman said the death of Ronald
Brown and his associates "committed us to continue to deepen the
friendly relations between the United States, Croatia and Bosnia-
Herzegovina."
In token of gratitude and remembrance, President Tudjman
posthumously decorated Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown with the
High Order of King Zvonimir. Other victims were also awarded high
Croatian decorations.
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