Festival of Croatian culture in Sweden

Malmö,  October 24, 2015.

Ambassador Vesna Ćužić participated at the Festival of Croatian culture in Sweden in Malmö. The event was organized by the Association of Croatian Societies in Sweden.

Association of Croatian Societies in Sweden gathers local Croatian Societies in the Kingdom of Sweden. The Association is an independent, democratic and non-profit organisation. Its goal is to develop and preserve Croatian culture and tradition in Sweden and the development of cultural relations among the Croatian and Swedish people.

The three-hour cultural and artistic program was performed by members of five Croatian cultural societies that assemble Croats from the Republic of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In his address to the audience ambassador Ćužić recalled the causes of the emigration of Croats during the recent history. She also stressed the importance of Croatian cultural societies in the preservation of language, culture and traditions of Croatians and the importance of their work, which contribute to the culture of the country they live in.
Festival was also attended by Croatian Ambassador HE Anica Djamić.