CROATIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER RECEIVES AUSTRIA'S AMBASSADOR

ZAGREB, Oct 23 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament's Speaker Vlatko Pavletic on Wednesday received Austria's Ambassador to Croatia, Andreas Berlakovich, on a farewell visit. Berlakovich was the first Austrian ambassador to the independent Croatia. He took office on January 1991. The Croatian official thanked Berlakovich and his country for support they had offered to Croatia in the last five years. Berlakovich congratulated on Croatia's admission to the Council of Europe, and said it was the country's first step on the pathway to Western Europe. Andreas Berlakovich, a Burgenland Croat by origin, will be replaced by Rudolf Bogner, also a Burgenland Croat, as of January next year. (hina) jn mŠ 231433 MET oct 96