AMBASSADOR KUCERA ON GOOD CROATIAN-SLOVAKIAN RELATIONS

KRIZEVCI, Nov 7 (Hina) - Croatia and Slovakia are young states, but old European nations being constituent parts of history of central Europe, Slovakian Ambassador to Croatia, Matus Kucera said at a panel, organized by the cultural institution 'Matica Hrvatska', in Krizevci on Thursday. Ambassador Kucera spoke about the historical good friendship between the two nations. He congratulated to Croatia on the admission to the Council of Europe, and added that this move would contribute to strengthening ties among central European countries. He proposed that a book on Croatian history and culture should be published in his country, as well as a book on Slovakian history and culture in Croatia. (hina) mš 072233 MET nov 96