On the third day of his official visit to China, Vukelic met the President of the Shanghai Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Cen Furong, and the Vice-President of the Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference, Song Yiqiao.
Vukelic mentioned successful cooperation between Zagreb and Shanghai, which will celebrate 25 years of friendly relations in 2005.
Cen Furong said that the cooperation could be enhanced by China using Croatian ports for the transport of its goods to countries in the region and by Chinese firms investing in the Croatian economy.
The Croatian delegation ended its visit following a tour of the Jin Qiao export production zone, a part of the Pudong industrial development zone where some 500 foreign firms are present, the statement said.