CROATIAN DELEGATION ON VISIT TO JAPAN HOLDS SERIES OF MEETINGS

ZAGREB, April 6 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation led by Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship Minister Branko Vukelic, which is attending a ministerial conference on the strengthening of peace and economic development in the Western Balkans in Tokyo, on Tuesday attended a meeting of ministers from participating countries and representatives of the Japanese employers' federation Nippon Keidanren.#L# Minister Vukelic and the state secretary at the National Office for a Development Strategy, Ante Babic, spoke about the economic situation in Croatia at the meeting. The Croatian delegation today also met Croatia's honorary consul to the Republic of Korea, Myung Kwan-Hyun, with whom they discussed the need to improve the promotion of investment possibilities in Croatia. The two sides also agreed about the need to continue previously launched activities regarding the signing of a bilateral agreement on the stimulation and protection of investments. The honorary consul invited Minister Vukelic to visit Korea and the minister invited the consult to visit Croatia at the beginning of next year. The meeting was also attended by representatives of Samsung, who showed interest in the modernisation of the Sisak oil refinery and the Rijeka port. The Croatian delegation met representatives of the Japanese-Croatian Parliamentary League, which gathers influential Japanese politicians. Minister Vukelic invited members of the League to visit Croatia. The Croatian officials also met a representative of the Toyota Tsusho Corporation which is interested in opening a factory for the production of compressors for air-conditioners in cars and Japan's Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Ichiro Aizawa. (Hina) rml