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FOREIGN PRESS BUREAU ZAGREB
Daily Bulletin

October 28, 1998

In todays bulletin:
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� CROATIA

1. Croatia & Poland Defence Ministries Sign Co-Operation Agreement
2. Conference On Reconstruction & Development To Be Held
3. Turkish Air-Carrier Lands In Zagreb
4. Tudjmans Visit To Russia Postponed Due To Yeltsins Illness
5. Eco-Terrorism Symposium Continues
6. Children Barred From School Following Ignored Requests In Beli Manastir
7. Crucified Church In B-H Receives Award

� BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

8. Three Czech Sfor Troops Flown Home Following Fatal Helicopter Crash


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� CROATIA

1. CROATIA & POLAND DEFENCE MINISTRIES SIGN CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT

The representatives of the Croatian and Polish defence ministries have
signed an agreement on co-operation at the Ministry of Defence in Zagreb.
The document was signed by the Croatian deputy Defence Minister Kresimir
Cosic and his Polish counterpart Robert Mroziewicz.


2. CONFERENCE ON RECONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT TO BE HELD

Following a meeting held with representatives of the international
community, Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa announced that a conference on
reconstruction and development in Croatia was to be held in the first week
of December.

Matesa added that the conference would accelerate reconstruction and return
and would also aid Croatias economic development. The US Ambassador to
Croatia, William Montgomery, said that today was an important day for the
whole region, adding that finalisation of an agreement on special relations
between Croatia and the B-H Federation was of the utmost importance.


3. TURKISH AIR-CARRIER LANDS IN ZAGREB

As part of the earlier signed Code Share agreement between Croatia
Airlines and Turkish Airlines, the first Turkish air-carrier touched down
in Zagreb on Tuesday. Following the landing a press conference was held
which focused on the co-operation between the two airlines. The Croatian
Economy Minister, Nenad Porges, and the Turkish Ambassador to Croatia,
Daryal Batibay, attended the ceremony.


4. TUDJMANS VISIT TO RUSSIA POSTPONED DUE TO YELTSINS ILLNESS

The Croatian President, Dr. Franjo Tudjman, has postponed his trip to
Russia due to the illness of Russian president Boris Yeltsin. The
Presidents Office disclosed that a new date would be set for the visit
following the request from the Russian side for a postponement. Yeltsin has
been admitted to hospital, suffering from exhaustion.


5. ECO-TERRORISM SYMPOSIUM CONTINUES

In Dubrovnik, the symposium on eco-terrorism continues to focus on ways to
prevent terrorist attacks on chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and
oil production installations. The gathering organised by the Defence
Ministry and the US-based company, Applied Science and Analysis Inc., has
brought together 130 experts from 32 countries and will end on October 30.


6. CHILDREN BARRED FROM SCHOOL FOLLOWING IGNORED REQUESTS IN BELI MANASTIR

Those who have returned with their families to the Beli Manastir suburb of
Secerana are facing problems with the schooling system. Namely, parents
have barred their children from attending classes at the Secerana Primary
School until October 31 due to the omission of two previous requests
for the usage of the Croatian language and script during lectures attended
by Croatian pupils.


7. CRUCIFIED CHURCH IN B-H RECEIVES AWARD

The committee of the Croatian cultural society Napredak selected three
publications to receive awards from the Donation of Historians and
Politicians - Krunoslav and Zvonimir Draganovic.  One of the publications
to receive and award was the "Crucified Church in Bosnia & Herzegovina: The
destruction of Catholic sacral sites in Bosnia & Herzegovina (1991 -
1996)", edited by Ilija Zivkovic and published by the Croatian Information
Centre, Croatian Heritage Foundation of Bosnia & Herzegovina and the
Bishops' Conference of Bosnia & Herzegovina in 1997 (Banja Luka, Mostar,
Sarajevo, Zagreb).


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� BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA


8. THREE CZECH SFOR TROOPS FLOWN HOME FOLLOWING FATAL HELICOPTER CRASH

The bodies of three Czech SFOR troops who died in a helicopter crash on
Sunday in B-H were flown to their homeland on Tuesday. The ceremony was
attended by the SFOR B-H commander US Gen. Montgomery Meigs and the Czech
Ambassador to Croatia Jirji Kudela. The investigation into the crash is
being carried out by a group of Czech experts.


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