BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5028

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5028 HINA Zagreb 28 July 2003TOP OFFICIALS: CROATIAN ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY MUST BE MORE AGGRESSIVEZAGREB, July 28 (Hina) - Croatian economic diplomacy must, in an aggressive manner, use Croatia's comparative advantages so as to promote the image of the country on its path towards the membership in the European Union and the European monetary union, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Foreign Minister Tonino Picula said on Monday, at the beginning of a seminar on Croatian economic diplomacy. A week before an agreement on cooperation in the encouragement of export and investment was signed by the foreign ministry, the economy ministry and the agency for promotion of export and investment. The agreement precisely defines tasks, obligations and authorities of the signatories, said Foreign Minister Picula whose ministry has organised this two-day seminar. The recently established economic diplomacy department is entrusted with the task t