SIRT/ZAGREB, Aug 13 (Hina) - Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem has said that his country is "fully prepared to start cooperation with Croatia" on projects in the oil and other industries and agriculture that would be carried out in
Libya.
SIRT/ZAGREB, Aug 13 (Hina) - Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem
has said that his country is "fully prepared to start cooperation
with Croatia" on projects in the oil and other industries and
agriculture that would be carried out in Libya. #L#
In an interview with the Libyan news agency Jana following talks
with the visiting Croatian delegation on economic cooperation,
Ghanem said the two countries should increase the volume of trade,
stressing the importance of trade fairs in Libya at which Croatian
products would be presented.
Ghanem also stressed the importance of the two countries' joint
ventures in agricultural and industrial projects in Africa and
promotion of cultural and scientific exchange, investment and
avoidance of double taxation.
The prime minister was quoted as saying that Croatia would set up a
large centre for the treatment of diabetes in Libya that would cover
the African continent.
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic has been on a five-day official
visit to Libya since Monday. He is accompanied by representatives
of major Croatian companies. Mesic spent the first two days in the
city of Sirt where he met Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. He is
scheduled to open a Croatian Embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday.
In its report on a meeting between the Libyan and Croatian
delegations, Jana quoted Qaddafi as saying that cooperation
between Africa and Europe could be strengthened through Libya, as a
northern gateway to Africa, and Croatia, as an important gateway to
Europe.
Commenting on the international situation, he expressed support
for the European Union as a way of establishing balance in the
world.
Speaking of Iraq, Qaddafi expressed regret that some countries were
acting outside the UN mandate and charter. He drew a parallel with
the collapse of the League of Nations, which he said had been caused
by Hitler.
"A new Hitler is on the rise now, transforming the United Nations
into a League of Nations. Any action outside the UN charter should
stop," Qaddafi said.
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