DIPLOMATIC CORPS SPENDS WEEK-END ON CROATIAN COAST

BRELA, May 13 (Hina) - Members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Croatia are spending this week-end in Brela on the central Adriatic coast. The visit was organised by the ministries of tourism and foreign affairs. This morning, the diplomats sailed to Hvar and visited the island's cultural and historical monuments. Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic and Tourism Minister Niko Bulic also took part in the excursion. "We organised this three-day holiday to give foreign diplomats an opportunity to see for themselves the richness of Croatia's tourist offer and visit the places where tourists will be able to spend peaceful summer holidays," Minister Granic said before stepping aboard. "We wish the Croatian tourism to show its very best this year," he added. "The diplomats' visit to this part of the Croatian coast will also reassure domestic and foreign guests that all those who come to our seaside - and we are expecting them in even larger numbers than last year - will leave it rested and satisfied," Granic said. The diplomats are to visit Bol Island and its Dominican Monastery this afternoon. (hina) as 131530 MET may 95