BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-VISIT-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4965HINA Zagreb, 26 May 2003CROATIA, ROMANIA HAVE TRADITIONALLY GOOD RELATIONS -- PRESIDENTSZAGREB, May 26 (Hina) - Croatia and Romania maintain traditionally good relations at all levels, Romanian and Croatian presidents Ion Iliescu and Stjepan Mesic said in Zagreb Monday. Iliescu began his two-day official return visit to Croatia with today's talks with his host Mesic. Numerous agreements provide a legal framework for further cooperation. Trade is still modest, but is marking a slight increase, doubling last year, Iliescu said. "Our cooperation is good and improving because we share the same strategic goals -- entry into the EU and NATO -- and because we want to develop our economies as soon as possible," Mesic said. He stressed that it was important that all countries in the region be oriented towards the EU, since this would enable higher direct investments into Southeast European countries. The two